Galaxy NGC 6251 Nucleus
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.
Credit:
Philippe Crane (European Southern Observatory), and NASA/ESA
About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9728a |
| Release date: | 10 September 1997, 15:00 |
| Size: | 3000 x 2400 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 6251 |
| Type: | • Quasars/AGN/Black Hole Images/Videos |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Ultraviolet Near-UV |
Hubble Space Telescope FOC |
| Optical | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
Notes: The observation details are referring to the right image in this collage.
