M49 – Ellipitcal Galaxy
This Hubble image of M49 was created using observations at infrared wavelengths. There is an X-ray source at the core of the galaxy, indicating that a supermassive black hole lurks at the center of M49. The estimated mass of this supermassive black hole is roughly 565 million times the mass of our sun.
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI and J. Blakeslee (Dominion Astrophysical Observatory)
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Image CreditNASA, ESA, STScI and J. Blakeslee (Dominion Astrophysical Observatory)
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