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Galaxy IC 3639 with Obscured Active Galactic Nucleus
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Galaxy IC 3639 with Obscured Active Galactic Nucleus

IC 3639, a galaxy with an active galactic nucleus, is seen in this image combining data from the Hubble Space Telescope and the European Southern Observatory. This galaxy contains an example of a supermassive black hole hidden by gas and dust. Researchers analyzed NuSTAR data from this object and compared them with previous observations from NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory and the Japanese-led Suzaku satellite. The findings from NuSTAR, which is more sensitive to higher energy X-rays than these observatories, confirm the nature of IC 3639 as an active galactic nucleus that is heavily obscured, and intrinsically much brighter than observed. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA21087

Date
2017-01-07
Photographer / author
NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESO/STScI
Collection
JPL
Archive
NASA Image and Video Library
Type
photograph

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"Galaxy IC 3639 with Obscured Active Galactic Nucleus" (2017-01-07). NASA/JPL/NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESO/STScI. Public domain. https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA21087

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