The Hubble team has released a stunning photo of the face-on spiral galaxy ESO 420-13 taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
This Hubble image shows spiral galaxy ESO 420-13 facing forward. Image credit: NASA / ESA / University of Virginia A. Evans / Gladys Kober, NASA and The Catholic University of America.
ESO420-13 It is a spiral galaxy located south of the constellation Eridanus.
This galaxy, also known as LEDA 14702, IRAS 04118-3207, or 2MASX J04134969-3200252, Seyfert Galaxy.
“Dark dust lanes are visible against the backdrop of the glow of the galaxy's many stars,” Hubble astronomers said in a statement.
“About 10% of all galaxies in the universe are thought to be Seyfert galaxies.”
“They are typically spiral galaxies and have very bright nuclei, the result of a supermassive black hole at their center accreting large amounts of radiation-emitting material.”
“The centers of these active galaxies are the brightest when observed with light outside the visible spectrum.”
“Galaxies containing active galactic nuclei of this type are often so bright that the glow of the nucleus washes out the host galaxy itself.”
“But the Seyfert galaxy is unique because the galaxy itself is also visible.”
“In the case of ESO 420-13, we can enjoy the galaxy's almost perfectly round disk, brighter core, and swirling dark dust filaments.”
Astronomers observed ESO 420-13 as part of their research. bright infrared galaxy (LIRG).
“These galaxies are known to be very bright in the infrared part of the spectrum,” the researchers said.
“Galaxy interactions trigger new star-forming regions in LIRG that become extremely bright in infrared light.”
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