Messier 87 in English

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  "etymology_text": "From being the 87th entry in Charles Messier's Messier catalogue of northern hemisphere nebulae and star clusters.",
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        },
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          "alt": "the central supermassive blackhole of Messier 87",
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      "glosses": [
        "The central galaxy of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies, which in turn is the central cluster of the Virgo Supercluster (Local Supercluster) of galaxies, which in turn is the local lobe of the Laniakea Supercluster. (The Earth, its Solar System, and our Milky Way Galaxy are contained within the Local Supercluster.)"
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          "Virgo Cluster",
          "Virgo Cluster"
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          "Virgo Supercluster",
          "Virgo Supercluster"
        ],
        [
          "Local Supercluster",
          "Local Supercluster"
        ],
        [
          "Laniakea Supercluster",
          "Laniakea Supercluster"
        ]
      ],
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          "word": "M87"
        },
        {
          "word": "NGC 4486"
        },
        {
          "word": "Virgo X-1"
        },
        {
          "word": "Virgo A"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "en:Charles Messier",
        "en:Messier 87",
        "en:Messier catalogue"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Messier 87"
}

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      "word": "central galaxy"
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      "word": "cluster galaxy"
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        "The central galaxy of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies, which in turn is the central cluster of the Virgo Supercluster (Local Supercluster) of galaxies, which in turn is the local lobe of the Laniakea Supercluster. (The Earth, its Solar System, and our Milky Way Galaxy are contained within the Local Supercluster.)"
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          "Virgo Supercluster"
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  "word": "Messier 87"
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"Messier 87" meaning in English

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