The Hubble Space Telescope of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) shared stunning images of Z 229-15, a celestial object located around 390 million light-years from Earth. The celestial body can be found in the constellation Lyra.
"Z 229-15 is one of those interesting celestial objects that, should you choose to research it, you will find defined as several different things: sometimes as an active galactic nucleus (an AGN); sometimes as a quasar; and sometimes as a Seyfert galaxy," read a statement shared by Nasa.
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According to Nasa, AGN is a tiny region at the centre of some galaxies (known as active galaxies) that is significantly brighter than the galaxy's stars. Quasars are a form of AGN that are both incredibly bright and extremely far from Earth.Seyfert galaxies are active galaxies that are home to luminous AGNs while remaining visible.
The image shows a spiral galaxy. As per Nasa, it has two nearly straight arms that come from the core and meet a starry ring around the galaxy's edge. The ring is bluish in colour, with a golden and gleaming centre. The galaxy is also surrounded by a faint halo of light. On a black background, there is one bright star with multiple diffraction spikes and a few tiny stars.
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{{/usCountry}}The image shows a spiral galaxy. As per Nasa, it has two nearly straight arms that come from the core and meet a starry ring around the galaxy's edge. The ring is bluish in colour, with a golden and gleaming centre. The galaxy is also surrounded by a faint halo of light. On a black background, there is one bright star with multiple diffraction spikes and a few tiny stars.
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An individual posted, "Thank you for sharing it. It's very interesting." Another person added, "Awesome job Hubble. Love your pictures so much, thank you." "That is so cool and very interesting to see and learn," wrote a third. A fourth added, "Wow!! So beautiful."