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VERITAS Observation of M 87

The giant radio galaxy M 87 is located at a distance of ~16 Mpc and harbors a supermassive black hole in its center. The structure of its relativistic plasma jet is resolved at radio, optical and X-ray wavelengths. M 87 belongs to the class of active galactic nuclei (AGN) and is one of the few extragalactic TeV gamma-ray source not belonging to the class of blazars. M 87 is also detected by Fermi in the GeV energy range. This makes it a unique laboratory for the study of the jet substructures and the morphology of the non-thermal emission processes. In spring 2010 a major flare was observed at TeV energies, and was sampled by VERITAS and Fermi with unprecedented accuracy. The results of the VERITAS observations will be discussed.

preprint2011arXivOpen access

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