M 88 NGC 4501

Capture

Seestar s50 122 stacks

Date

11 April 2024

Location

Camden, NSW

Original

926 × 1352 px

M 88 NGC 4501 is a spiral galaxy about 50 to 60 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Coma Berenices. It belong to the nearby Virgo Cluster of galaxies. The galaxy itself is large, stretching around 130,000 light-years in diameter. M88 is an active galaxy, which means that its center harbors a supermassive black hole that is snacking on gas and dust. Astronomers estimate the black hole is around 100 million times as massive as the Sun, and it appears to be powering outflows of gas from the galaxy’s center. Apparent magnitude 9.5

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