Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Corvus (Crv)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3981
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NGC 3981, Patrick Dufour
NGC 3981
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NGC 3981

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NGC 3981

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NGC 3981 is riddled with vast dust devils and regions of star formation, as well as a prominent disk of hot young stars. The galaxy is oriented in the direction of the Earth, showing us its very bright, highly energetic core, which hosts a supermassive black hole. The spiral structure of NGC 3981 also appears on the outskirts stretched outwards from the galaxy under the gravitational effect of a probable past galactic encounter.

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NGC 3981, Patrick Dufour