A 9-Month Hubble Space Telescope Near-UV Survey of M87. II. A Strongly Enhanced Nova Rate near the Jet of M87

Alec M. Lessing, Michael M. Shara, Rebekah Hounsell +3

The 135 classical novae that we have discovered in M87 with two $\text{Hubble Space Telescope}$ imaging surveys appear to be strongly concentrated along that galaxy's jet. Detail…