Galaxy Zoo Talk

bright center

  • ebiran-sky by ebiran-sky

    i am new to this amazing site!
    i was wondering why is it rhe galaxy center is so bright?
    is it the blackhole feeding time?

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    Hi ebiran-sky and welcome to the Zoo !

    This galaxy has a possible AGN (active galactic nucleus) according to SIMBAD.

    wiki : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_galactic_nucleus

    So, yes, a black hole feeding ! 😄

    Happy hunting ! 😄

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