The newest Hubble photo of NGC 4395 gives astronomers yet another glimpse of this beautiful and unique Seyfert galaxy.
Published May 2nd, 2023 9:34PM EDTIf you buy through links on BGR, we may receive an affiliate commission.NGC 4395, a spiral galaxy located 14 million light-years from Earth, is home to a supermassive black hole. The galaxy is also what astronomers call a Seyfert Galaxy, which means it has insanely an bright active galactic nucleus .
From NASA: The larger Hubble image shows the central region of NGC 4395 along with a smaller Digital Sky Survey inset image, lower-left corner, that reveals the location of the Hubble image in the wider context of the entire galaxy. Image source: NASA, ESA, DSS, S. Larsen and E. Sabbi ; Processing: Gladys Kober
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