Galaxies

The sleeping giant NGC 4889

February 11, 2016 · ESA/Hubble · Coma Berenices

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This image shows the elliptical galaxy NGC 4889 in front of hundreds of background galaxies, and deeply embedded within the Coma galaxy cluster. Well-hidden from human eyes, there is a gigantic supermassive black hole at the centre of the galaxy.

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