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Back Compact Core of Galaxy M87

Compact Core of Galaxy M87


Date: 15 January 1992
Satellite: Hubble Space Telescope
Depicts: M87, NGC 4486
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope clearly shows the central core and accompanying jet of the giant elliptical galaxy M87. This near-infrared image was taken with HST's Wide Field and Planetary Camera (WF/PC), in high resolution mode, on 1 June 1991.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
14-Feb-2026 23:36 UT

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