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M 87

AGN SIMBAD AGN 7,919 papers

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Right ascension: 12h 30m 49.42s
Declination: +12° 23′ 28.0″
Galactic l, b: 283.78, 74.49
Magnitude V: 8.63
Redshift z: 0.0042
Radial velocity: 1,256.5 km/s
Proper motion: -8.029, 10.73 mas/yr
Angular size: 6.299′ × 5.726′

In the same field

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Object	Type	Separation	V
NAME M87 Jet	Radio	0.006873″	—
NAME Knot in M87 Jet	PartofG	1.039″	—
[DAF68] D	PartofG	2.714″	—
[DAF68] DE	PartofG	2.84″	—
NAME Virgo A Cluster	GroupG	3.695″	—
[DAF68] DW	PartofG	4.001″	—
[DAF68] E	PartofG	6.067″	—
[SGT2004] J123049.24+122334.5	X	6.993″	—
[DAF68] F	PartofG	8.35″	—
[DAF68] I	PartofG	11.1″	—
[B56] A	PartofG	12.5″	—

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/m-87 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.