Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Camelopardalis (Cam)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1961
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NGC 1961, Rich Sornborger
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NGC 1961

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NGC 1961

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NGC 1961 is an intermediate spiral and an AGN, or active galactic nuclei, type of galaxy. Intermediate spirals are in between “barred” and “unbarred” spiral galaxies, meaning they don’t have a well-defined bar of stars at their centers. AGN galaxies have very bright centers that often far outshine the rest of the galaxy at certain wavelengths of light. These galaxies likely have supermassive black holes at their cores churning out bright jets and winds that shape their evolution. NGC 1961 is a fairly common type of AGN that emits low-energy-charged particles.

The galaxy is 200 million light years from earth, and given its apparent dimensions puts it size at 220 thousand light years across.  That's twice the size of our Milky Way.

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NGC 1961, Rich Sornborger

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