An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Virgo A
  دوشیزه A  
Dušizé A
Fr.: Virgo A  

The most powerful radio source in the constellation Virgo, among the thousands of galactic systems comprising the → Virgo Cluster. Optically, it is an elliptical galaxy (M87) with a luminous blue jet about 1500 pc long. It is also an X-ray source (3C 274, Virgo X-1, 2U 1228+12).

See also: → Virgo.