Is there a black hole in this galaxy?

This is a photo of Arakelian 120, an AGN galaxy which may contain a massive black hole at its centre, cf. ESO Press Release eso8709. The bright nucleus is overexposed and the underlying galaxy is only faintly visible. Most of the other objects in this field are stars in the Milky Way Galaxy.

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Om billedet

Id:eso8709a
Type:Observation
Udgivelsesdato:16. juni 1987
Relaterede pressemeddelelser:eso8709
Størrelse:1764 x 1311 px

Om objektet

Navn:Arakelian 120
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole
Afstand:450 million lysår
Constellation:Orion
Kategori:Quasars and Black Holes

Billedformater

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Skrærm JPEG
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Koordinater

Position (RA):5 16 11.48
Position (Dec):0° 8' 59.25"
Field of view:9.09 x 6.76 arcminutes
Orientering:Nord er 1.4° venstre fra lodret

Farver & filtre

BåndTeleskop
OptiskESO 1.52-metre telescope