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 Object
| Name: | NGC 7052 |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Elliptical Local Universe : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole |
| Distance: | 200 million light years |
| Constellation: | Vulpecula |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 21 18 33.06 |
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| Position (Dec): | 26° 26' 49.16" |
| Field of view: | 0.09 x 0.08 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 153.4° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
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| Optical |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |