Galaxy NGC 6251 Nucleus
A ground-based telescopic view of the core of the elliptical galaxy NGC 6251. The inset box shows Hubble Space Telescope's field of view. The galaxy is 300 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Minor.
Credit:Philippe Crane (European Southern Observatory), and NASA/ESA
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 6251 |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN Local Universe : Galaxy : Component : Center/Core |
| Distance: | 350 million light years |
| Category: | Quasars and Black Holes |
