| HVGC-1 | |
| Epoch: | J2000.0 |
| Dist Ly: | 16.5Mpc |
| Dist Pc: | 16.5 Mpc |
| Notes: | First discovered hypervelocity globular cluster |
| Names: | HVGC-1, H70848, M87 H70848 |
HVGC-1 is the first discovered hypervelocity globular cluster.[1] Discovered in 2014, it was found escaping the supergiant elliptical galaxy Messier 87,[2] in the Virgo Cluster.[3] It is one of thousands of globular clusters found in M87.[4] It is the first hypervelocity star cluster so far discovered.[5] The globular is located at decimal degrees (RA, DEC) (187.72791°, +12.68295°).[3]
The object was observed to have an outlier velocity, ending with a determined radial velocity of . In relation to M87, its velocity was determined to be –. The cluster's velocity is so high that it will escape the Virgo Cluster as well.[3]
The cluster's velocity is thought to originate by being ejected by the supermassive black hole at the center of M87, when the black hole stripped the outer layers of HVGC-1 off, it also ejected the remaining core with greater than escape velocity.[1]