M87 (NGC4486)
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Type Location r.a. dec. Size Magnitude Distance
Galaxy Virgo 12h30.8 +12°24' 7.2' x 6.8' 8.6 41 Mly

The radiosource Virgo A. There is a jet extending NW from the nucleus. Other galaxies visible: 
towards NW: NGC4486B 
towards South, from East to West: NGC4486A, NGC4478, NGC4476 

Date Telescope Binning Exp Time (s) Special processing Notes
Apr 10, 2004 Centurion
18"
L 1:1
RGB 3:1
L 3x300
R,G,B 300
LRGB, Max Entropy, DDP DDP strongly "pushed" to show both jet and galaxy core extension