Category:Messier 87 supermassive black hole

**Pōwehi**
	black hole in the Messier 87 galaxy Image of the supermassive black hole M87* and its accretion disk.
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Instance of	supermassive black hole;
Part of	Messier 87;
Constellation	Virgo;
Mass	6,500,000,000 ±900000000 M☉;
Distance from Earth	55,000,000 ly;
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English: M87*, nicknamed Pōwehi, is the first directly imaged black hole, located in the core of galaxy Messier 87. The proposed name is Hawaiian, sourced from the Kumulipo chant: Pō, profound dark source of unending creation; wehi, honored with embellishments.^[1]^[2]

↑ Staff (10 April 2019). "UH Hilo professor names black hole capturing world’s attention". University of Hawaiʻi News.
↑ Lu, Donna (12 April 2019). "How do you name a black hole? It is actually pretty complicated". New Scientist.

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The following 25 files are in this category, out of 25 total.

A view of the jet and shadow of M87’s black hole (eso2305a).jpg 3,300 × 2,550; 313 KB
A view of the jet and shadow of M87’s black hole (eso2305a).tiff 3,300 × 2,550; 1.16 MB
A view of the M87 supermassive black hole in polarised light.tif 3,414 × 3,447; 9.97 MB
Artists rendition with supermassive black hole M87 (Artists rendition with supermassive black hole M87).jpg 1,920 × 1,080; 221 KB
Artists rendition with supermassive black hole M87 (Artists rendition with supermassive black hole M87).tiff 1,920 × 1,080; 5.94 MB
Artist’s impression of the black hole in the M87 galaxy and its powerful jet (eso2305b).jpg 5,250 × 3,500; 1.06 MB
Artist’s impression of the black hole in the M87 galaxy and its powerful jet (eso2305b).tiff 5,250 × 3,500; 7.43 MB
Close-up look at a jet near a black hole in galaxy M87 (ground-based view) 1.jpg 559 × 305; 64 KB
Close-up look at a jet near a black hole in galaxy M87 (ground-based view) 2.tif 559 × 305; 320 KB
Close-up look at a jet near a black hole in galaxy M87 (ground-based view).jpg 3,000 × 2,400; 717 KB
Comparison of the sizes of two black holes- M87* and Sagittarius A* (eso2208-eht-mwe).jpg 3,701 × 2,163; 805 KB
Eso2208-eht-mwe.tif 3,701 × 2,163; 4.28 MB
Event Horizon - Messier 87.jpg 2,596 × 1,512; 323 KB
Formation of extragalactic jets from a black hole accretion disk.jpg 1,188 × 1,050; 394 KB
Formation of extragalactic jets from a black hole accretion disk.tif 1,188 × 1,050; 853 KB
Goddi 2021 ApJL 910 L14.pdf 1,275 × 1,650, 54 pages; 5.54 MB
M87* and Sgr A* side-by-side in polarised light (eso2406b).jpg 9,600 × 5,400; 2.32 MB
M87* and Sgr A* side-by-side in polarised light (eso2406b).tiff 9,600 × 5,400; 11.51 MB
Messier 87* and Sagittarius A* (size-comparison-of-m87-to-sgr-a).jpg 1,920 × 1,080; 415 KB
Messier 87* and Sagittarius A* (size-comparison-of-m87-to-sgr-a).tiff 1,920 × 1,080; 5.95 MB
Side by side of the first two images of black holes (eso2208-eht-mwd).jpg 3,616 × 1,824; 434 KB
Side by side of the first two images of black holes (eso2208-eht-mwd).tiff 3,616 × 1,824; 4.04 MB
Telescopes Unite in Unprecedented Observations of Famous Black Hole M87.jpg 3,991 × 3,000; 588 KB
The Core of Messier 87.jpg 1,920 × 1,017; 1.55 MB
Wielgus 2020 ApJ 901 67.pdf 1,275 × 1,650, 28 pages; 4.67 MB

[1] Staff (10 April 2019). "UH Hilo professor names black hole capturing world’s attention". University of Hawaiʻi News.

[2] Lu, Donna (12 April 2019). "How do you name a black hole? It is actually pretty complicated". New Scientist.

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