Hubble Captures M88 on Journey to Center of Virgo Cluster

Hubble captures M88 on journey to center of Virgo cluster

The focus of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is an active spiral galaxy on a journey lasting hundreds of millions of years. The galaxy Messier 88 (M88), also known as NGC 4501, is located about 63 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices (Berenice's Hair).

Hubble Reveals Messier 88: A Spiral Galaxy in the Virgo Cluster

The Hubble Space Telescope has produced a new high-resolution image of Messier 88, a massive spiral galaxy located within the Virgo Cluster, approximately 63 million... The post Hubble Reveals Messier 88: A Spiral Galaxy in the Virgo Cluster appeared first on DIY Photography.

Hubble Space Telescope captures spiral galaxy M88

New Delhi: The Hubble Space Telescope has observed the spiral galaxy designated as Messier 88 (M8*) or NGC 4501, located at a distance of 63 million lightyears in the constellation of Coma Berenices. An actively feeding supermassive black hole resides at the core of of the galaxy, that is scooping up the surrounding gas and dust. The central supermassive black hole is estimated to contain as much mass as 100 million Suns. The tortured infalling …