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Table of Contents

• Basic information
• Infrared Fluxes
• Spectral Energy Distributions
• Infrared Images
• Infrared Spectra
• Spitzer Observations
• Further Reading

Basic Information

• Common name: Messier 87

• Other names: APG152, IRAS F12282+1240

• Position: RA= 12h30m49.42s Dec=+12d23m28.0s (J2000)

• Type: elliptical galaxy, AGN

• Redshift: z=0.00436 (Smith et al, MNRAS, 313, 469)

Infrared Fluxes

Spectral Energy Distributions

This SED was created using the sensitivity and saturation values available in November 2004. The black dots are the object surface brightness calculated by assuming the fluxes listed above are uniformly distributed throughout the beam sizes quoted in the reference papers. The green and red lines are the respective sensitivity and saturation limits for each instrument. The sensitivity values used are for a 5 sigma detection of an extended source with a 500 second exposure.

Infrared images

DSS R band (Search the DSS)

2MASS K band (Search the 2MASS LArge Galaxy Atlas)

ISO-CAM 6.7 microns (Search the ISO archive)

5 degree IRAS 12 micron image centered on M87 ( Retrieve IRAS images using OASIS)

ISO-CAM 12 microns (Search the ISO archive)

5 degree IRAS 100 micron image centered on M87 ( Retrieve IRAS images using OASIS)

Infrared Spectra

click image for full 2 to 12 micron spectra with ISO-PHT (Search the ISO archive)

Spitzer Observations

• This object is part of a GTO program using IRS and MIPS. (Program ID number 82)
  (You can download the AORs (Astronomical Observation Requests) for this object into Spot by using "View Program" under the "File" menu and entering these program IDs.)
• Search the ROC for planned observations

Further reading

• The 2MASS Large Galaxy Atlas, Jarrett, T.H., Chester, T., Cutri, R., Schneider, S.E., Huchra, J.P., 2003, AJ, 125, 525.
• Deep 10 Micron Imaging of M87, Perlman, E. S., Sparks, W. B., Radomski, J., Packham, C., Fisher, R. S., Piña, R, Biretta, J. A., 2001, ApJ, 561, 51.
• A Large Mid-Infrared Spectroscopic and Near-Infrared Imaging Survey of Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies: Their Nature and Evolution, Rigopoulou, D., Spoon, H. W. W., Genzel, R., Lutz, D., Moorwood, A. F. M., Tran, Q. D., 1999, 118, 2625.
• What Powers Ultraluminous IRAS Galaxies?, Genzel, R., Lutz, D., Sturm, E., Egami, E., Kunze, D., Moorwood, A. F. M., Rigopoulou, D., Spoon, H. W. W., Sternberg, A., Tacconi-Garman, L. E., Tacconi, L., Thatte, N., 1998, ApJ, 498, 579.