Messier 87
Messier 87 and one of its jets
Meaning
Proper Noun
- The central galaxy of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies, which in turn is the central cluster of the Virgo Supercluster (Local Supercluster) of galaxies, which in turn is the local lobe of the Laniakea Supercluster. (The Earth, its Solar System, and our Milky Way Galaxy are contained within the Local Supercluster.)
Related
Similar words
- M87
- NGC 4486
- Virgo X-1
- Virgo A
Broader meaning words
- Messier object
- central galaxy
- cluster galaxy
- galaxy
Origin
- From being the 87th entry in Charles Messier's Messier catalogue of northern hemisphere nebulae and star clusters
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