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Galaxy NGC 1448 with Active Galactic Nucleus | NASA

Galaxy NGC 1448 with 

Active Galactic Nucleus

Galaxy NGC 1448 with Active Galactic Nucleus
NGC 1448, a galaxy with an active galactic nucleus, is seen in this image combining data from the Carnegie-Irvine Galaxy Survey in the optical range and NuSTAR in the X-ray range.  
This galaxy contains an example of a supermassive black hole hidden by gas and dust. X-ray emissions from NGC 1448, as seen by NuSTAR and Chandra, suggests for the first time that, like IC 3639 in PIA21087, there must be a thick layer of gas and dust hiding the active black hole in this galaxy from our line of sight.
Credit: Carnegie-Irvine Galaxy Survey/NASA/JPL-Caltech
Last Updated: Jan. 7, 2017
Editor: Martin Perez

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