The giant elliptical galaxy Virgo A (M87, NGC 4486) is located at the center of the Virgo Cluster. This galaxy, about 50 million light-years from Earth (1 light-year is the distance light travels in one year, approximately 9.46 trillion kilometers), contains trillions of stars, unlike our Galaxy, which has billions of stars.
In the center of Virgo A, powerful jets are ejected, and clear images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope show them extending up to about 5,000 light-years. This powerful outburst phenomenon releases tremendous energy, observable across the electromagnetic spectrum. The source of this immense energy is a supermassive black hole located at the center of M87. The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) successfully captured an image of this black hole.