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Galaxy NGC 6251 Nucleus


Depicts: NGC 6251
Copyright: Philippe Crane (European Southern Observatory), and NASA

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has provided a never-before-seen view of a warped disk flooded with a torrent of ultraviolet light from hot gas trapped around a suspected massive black hole.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
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