Barred Spiral Galaxy
by Esa/hubble & Nasa, A. Seth/science Photo Library
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Barred Spiral Galaxy
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Esa/hubble & Nasa, A. Seth/science Photo Library
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Barred spiral galaxy NGC 1022, Hubble Space Telescope image. This galaxy is located in the constellation Cetus, 66 million light years away from Earth. The centre of the galaxy has a bar of stars with swirling arms emerging from its ends. This galaxy was observed by Hubble in order to study black holes and to research whether there is a link between the size of a black hole and the properties of a galaxy.
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May 9th, 2022
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