NGC 4486B | |
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![]() Image of NGC 4486B (center) | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 12h 31m 49s |
Declination | +12° 20’ 56” |
Absolute magnitude (B) | 14.5 |
magnitude (J) | 11.01 |
magnitude (H) | 10.29 |
magnitude (K) | 10.09 |
Characteristics | |
Type | Elliptical |
Mass | 6×10^8 M☉ |
Notable features | Overmassive black hole |
NGC 4486b is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. It is situated close to the equator and can be at least partially visible on both hemispheres of Earth. [1] It is close to and orbits the much larger galaxy Messier 87 and it was probably altered by it. [2]
This galaxy has a double galactic nucleus much like the Andromeda galaxy. The two nucleus have a separation of 0.15 or 12 parsecs. There is a supermassive black hole (SMBH) located inside NGC 4486b. [3] [4] This black hole has a mass of 500 million solar masses making it roughly one tenth of the mass of the entire galaxy. This makes the supermassive black hole within this galaxy overmassive. [2] [5]