M 87By astrored / November 6, 2023 M86 . . Index . . M88 Messier 87 M 87 (NGC 4486) Elliptical Galaxy in Virgo. Virgo A RA=12 30.8, Dec=+12 24. 8.6 mag, dist=60000 kly. M87 page; DSSM page Hartmut Frommert ([email protected]) Christine Kronberg ([email protected]) Last Modification: 7 Apr 1998, 22:15 MET