The theoretical model (left) and the astronomical observations of the launching site of the relativistic jet of M87 are a very good match. (Image: Alejandro Cruz-Osorio / Goethe Universität Frankfurt)
The theoretical model ( left ) and the astronomical observations of the launching site of the relativistic jet of M87 are a very good match. (Image: Alejandro Cruz-Osorio / Goethe Universität Frankfurt) - The black hole of the giant galaxy M87 shoots out an enormous jet of particles. A theoretical model of this jet has now been developed that fits astronomical observations very well. The galaxy Messier 87 (M87) is located 55 million light years away from Earth in the Virgo constellation. It is a giant galaxy with 12,000 globular clusters, making the Milky Way's 200 globular clusters appear modest in comparison. A black hole of six and a half billion sun masses is harboured at the centre of M87. It is the first black hole for which an image exists, created in 2019 by the international research collaboration Event Horizon Telescope .
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