Warped Disk Around A Bright Black Hole (Artwork)
This diagram shows the geometry of a warped disk of dust surrounding a suspected black hole in the active galaxy NGC 6251. The diagram is based on NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope images of the disk which reveal that only one side reflects light emitted from a suspected black hole, hence the disk is warped.
Credit:James Gitlin ( Space Telescope Science Institute)
About the Image
About the Object
Name: | NGC 6251 |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy Local Universe : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole |
Distance: | 350 million light years |
Category: | Galaxies |