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Disk around a Black Hole in Galaxy NGC 7052 (Hubble WFPC2 View)

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This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image was taken with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2, in visible light. Details as small as 50 light-years across can be seen.

Credit: Roeland P. van der Marel (STScI), Frank C. van den Bosch (Univ. of Washington), and NASA/ESA.

 

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Id:opo9822b
Object:NGC 7052, IRAS 21163+2613
Type:Galaxy, Quasar/AGN/Black Hole
Instru-ment:WFPC2
Width:489
Height:438

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