Disk around a black hole in galaxy NGC 7052 (ground-based view)
Resembling a gigantic hubcap in space, a 3, 700 light-year-diameter dust disk encircles a 300 million solar-mass black hole in the center of the elliptical galaxy NGC 7052.
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About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 21163+2613, NGC 7052 |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Elliptical |
| Category: | Quasars and Black Holes |
