Common Name: M87 MOJAVE 15 GHz [Total intensity movie]   | [Polariz. movie] VLBA 1.4 GHz: University College Cork Program
B1950 Name: 1228+126 2 cm VLBA Image map
J2000 Name: J1230+1223
R.A. and Dec. (J2000): 12h30m49.423s
+12d23'28.044"
AGN Class: LSP G
Redshift: 0.00436 (2013ApJ...764..184M)
Luminosity Distance: 16.7 Mpc ; 0.08 pc/mas
Radio Spectrum: Steep
Gamma-ray Association LAT: Y, EGRET: N, TeV: Y
Kpc-scale morphology: Two-sided
Jet Speed: Maximum: 75 ± 7 μas/y ; 0.0197 ± 0.0018 c
Median: N/A ;
based on 7 moving features
Lister et al. 2019, ApJ,874,43
Separation Versus Time Plot: PNG    PDF
Stacked 15 GHz Stokes I VLBA images:
Uniform weight:   PNG PDF
Natural weight:   PNG PDF
Circular Beam:   PNG PDF
Tapered Beam:   PNG PDF
Stacking for 1994-2015:   FITS

Stacked 15 GHz Polarization VLBA images:
Method I:   Cumulative GIF, pol PNG, I FITS, P FITS, m FITS, EVPA FITS
Method II:   std EVPA PNG, FITS

Rotation Measure 8-15 GHz Map: | Not available |

Spectral Index 8-15 GHz Map: | 2006_06_15 |


Multifrequency MOJAVE VLBA Data:

Epoch
8.1 GHz
8.4 GHz
12.1 GHz
2006-06-15
uvf  FITS  PNG  PDF 
uvf  FITS  PNG  PDF 
uvf  FITS  PNG  PDF 

VLBA 23 GHz:
Kpc-scale: Owen, Eilek, Kassim 2000, ApJ 543, 611
23 GHz Image
Kpc Image

Fermi LAT and 15 GHz VLBA Light Curves

Fermi LAT and 15 GHz VLBA Light Curves
VLBA 43 GHz: Cheng et al. 2020
Multiepoch Radio Spectrum:
43 GHz Image
Radio Spectrum
Comments: M87: few structural changes at 15 GHz

If you use these data in a publication, we ask that you please contact us so we can add a link to the list of external MOJAVE publications, and ask that you cite Lister et al., 2018, ApJS, 234, 12 and include the following acknowledgment: "This research has made use of data from the MOJAVE database that is maintained by the MOJAVE team (Lister et al. 2018)"

Important Note: The MOJAVE team, working with the OVRO 40m AGN monitoring team checks and adjusts the flux density scaling of the MOJAVE VLBA data for possible systematics based on near-simultaneous OVRO 40m measurements at 15 GHz. Asterisked entries below denote epochs that have not yet been checked and corrected.
Epoch
(Y-M-D)
VLBA Code VLBA I
(mJy)
VLBA P
(mJy)
VLBA
P (%)
VLBA
EVPA (deg.)
I Image (Nat. Weight) Tapered I Image Tapered I Image (Widefield) Visibility
Data
Stokes I Radplot Pol.
Image
2023-05-27 * BL286AU
2022-09-29 BL286AO 1693 1.8 0.1 21 FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF
2022-03-18 BL286AI 1994 < 0.3 < 0.2 FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF
2021-05-01 BL273K 1791 0.8 0.04 31 FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF
2020-07-02 BL229BG 1691 0.7 0.04 76 FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF
2019-08-27 BL229BB 1436 2.9 0.2 158 FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF
2015-02-22 BM414B 2306 8.6 0.4 53 FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF
2014-12-07 BM414A 2201 1.4 0.06 40 FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF
2014-05-07 BH186E 2517 17 0.7 1 FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF
2014-03-26 BH186D 2388 no data FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF
2011-05-21 BL149DH 2043 6.1 0.3 177 FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF
2010-09-29 BL149CR 2019 1.6 0.08 1 FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF
2010-04-18 BH163B 1900 no data FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF
2010-04-08 BH163B 2011 no data FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF
2010-02-11 BL149CH 2190 8.1 0.4 152 FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF
2009-07-05 BL149BP 2378 3.0 0.1 145 FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF
2009-05-23 BK145A 2521 no data FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF
2009-01-07 BL149BG 2163 1.0 0.05 166 FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF
2008-05-01 BL149AO 2888 11 0.4 24 FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF
2007-06-03 BL149AA 2486 15 0.6 24 FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF
2007-02-05 BL137N 2530 13 0.5 170 FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF
2006-06-15 BL137F 2292 9.6 0.4 168 FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF
2005-11-07 BL123P 2179 19 0.9 108 FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF
2004-12-02 BL111Q 2199 17 0.8 112 FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF
2004-08-09 BL111N 2124 29 1.4 100 FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF
2003-02-05 BL111E 2611 5.9 0.2 178 FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF
2002-04-02 BR077J 2075 no data FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF
2001-12-29 BR077D 2142 no data FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF
2001-03-15 BK068G 1940 no data FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF
2000-12-30 BK073C 2480 no data FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF
2000-06-27 BT051 2080 13 0.6 100 FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF
2000-05-08 BK073B 2312 23 1.0 111 FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF
2000-04-07 BJ031A 1961 14 0.7 86 FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF
2000-01-22 BK073A 2303 no data FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF
1999-05-21 BK068A 1580 no data FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF
1998-11-01 BK052E 1722 no data FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF
1998-03-07 BK052B 1959 no data FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF
1997-08-28 BK052A 2016 no data FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF
1997-03-10 BK048A 2060 no data FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF
1996-10-27 BK037D 1419 no data FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF
1996-05-16 BK037B 1831 no data FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF
1995-12-15 BK37A 2049 no data FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF
1995-07-28 BZ014 2875 no data FITS   PNG   PDF FITS   PNG   PDF PNG   PDF uvf   PNG   PDF
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