Galaxy 250 Million Light-Years Away Reveals Active Growing Black Hole

Written by Fabio Lucas Carvalho

Published on 27/06/2025 at 08:38

Updated on 27/06/2025 at 08:42

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Image Captured by Hubble Reveals Spiral Galaxy with Black Hole 174 Million Times More Massive Than the Sun Growing.

The Hubble Space Telescope captured an impressive image of the barred spiral galaxy UGC 11397. Located about 250 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Lyra, the galaxy hosts an actively feeding supermassive black hole.

Calm Appearance Hides Powerful Core

According to astronomers from NASA/ESA, UGC 11397 appears, at first glance, to be a typical spiral galaxy.

It features two graceful spiral arms, illuminated by stars and cut through by dense clouds of cosmic dust. However, its center hides an intense energetic phenomenon.

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Activity Hidden by Clouds of Dust

Despite the intense brightness generated by this process, much of the activity remains hidden. Thick clouds of dust block the emission of visible light, preventing direct observation of the central region of the galaxy.

However, the black hole can still be detected through its strong X-ray emission.

This type of behavior led scientists to classify UGC 11397 as a Type 2 Seyfert galaxy. This category is used when the active center of a galaxy is obscured by dust and gas in the form of a ring, blocking optical light while revealing signals in other wavelengths.

Part of a Broader Study with Hubble

According to researchers, UGC 11397 is just one of hundreds of galaxies that will be observed with Hubble. The aim is to better understand supermassive black holes, discover how they grew in the past, and study star formation in their surroundings.

The interest in galaxies like UGC 11397 is related to the possibility of unveiling events from the early Universe. The new observations promise to provide important clues about the processes that shape the centers of galaxies and their most extreme structures.

Galaxy 250 Million Light-Years Away Reveals Active Growing Black Hole

Image Captured by Hubble Reveals Spiral Galaxy with Black Hole 174 Million Times More Massive Than the Sun Growing.

Calm Appearance Hides Powerful Core

Activity Hidden by Clouds of Dust

Part of a Broader Study with Hubble

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