2020 October 05 - NGC 5643: Nearby Spiral Galaxy from Hubble
Channel: APOD Podcast
Date: 2020-10-05

In today's image, we see NGC 5643 - a nearby spiral galaxy. This is also an example of a Seyfert galaxy which is a spiral galaxy with an unusually bright core. This is due to a supermassive black hole accreting matter and releasing energy.

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