Using the Inverse Square law, if a body with the mass of the Sun orbits at a distance of 1 AU, we divide the mass of the sun by the square of the distance to M87* which we estimate to be 17,364 light years.
Using the Inverse Square law, if a body with the mass of the Sun orbits at a distance of 1 AU, we divide the mass of the sun by the square of the distance to M87* which we estimate to be 17,364 light years.