US EditionHubble Captures NGC 4102, an Unusual Spiral Galaxy Glowing in the Great Bear
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Hubble Captures NGC 4102, an Unusual Spiral Galaxy Glowing in the Great Bear
High up in the sky above the Earth, NASA / ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope has been turned on NGC 4102 – a galaxy that isn’t one for loud and flashy displays. Perched 56 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major (Great Bear), this is a spiral galaxy that looks like its been caught mid-spin, [...]
An Unusual Spiral Galaxy: NGC 4102 in Ursa Major
An Unusual Spiral Galaxy: NGC 4102 in Ursa Major | HubbleWhat lies at the heart of this unusual-looking spiral galaxy? The NGC 4102, featured in this Hubble picture is home to what astronomers call an active galactic nucleus. Active galactic nuclei are luminous galactic centers powered by supermassive black holes that contain millions to billion times the mass of our Sun. As these black holes ensnare gas from their surroundings and draw it close…
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