Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Fornax (For)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1097
NGC 1097, Matt Dieterich
NGC 1097
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NGC 1097

NGC 1097, Matt Dieterich
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NGC 1097

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This beautiful galaxy known as NGC 1097 has some pretty cool features. If you look closely you can see 3 jets appearing to emanate from the galaxy. These jets are believed to be the remnants of a dwarf galaxy interaction.

Located about 45 million light-years away from Earth, NGC 1097 also has beautiful core structure. On top of that, there is a supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy.

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NGC 1097, Matt Dieterich