Disk around a Black Hole in Galaxy NGC 7052 (Hubble WFPC2 View)
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image was taken with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2, in visible light. Details as small as 50 light-years across can be seen.
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About the Image
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| Id: | opo9822b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 18 June 1998, 15:00 |
| Size: | 489 x 438 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 7052 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Elliptical • Local Universe : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole • Galaxies Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 200 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
