This is Centaurus A! The center of Centaurus A has a supermassive black hole with a mass of 55 milli
This is Centaurus A! The center of Centaurus A has a supermassive black hole with a mass of 55 million solar masses! The sudden surge of star formation in this galaxy is likely due to it being created from a spiral galaxy and elliptical galaxy colliding together. Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Chile One telescope on March 29th, 2022 at 7:08 UTC. -- source link
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