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NGC 1055 and NGC 1068 spiral galaxies in Cetus
author: R.Gendler/Novapix
reference: a-gax10-68004
Image Size 300 DPI: 60 * 43 cm
On bottom right, NGC 1068 (M77) at about 50 million light years away in the southern constellation of Cetus. It is a Seyfert 2 active galaxy with an active galactic nucleus and contains a massive black hole. On the top left, the edge-on NGC 1055 spiral galaxy. The mosaicked field is about the size of the full Moon.
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