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Galaxy NGC 1448 with Active Galactic Nucleus
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NGC 1448, a galaxy with an active galactic nucleus, is seen in this image combining data from the Carnegie-Irvine Galaxy Survey in the optical range and NuSTAR in the X-ray range. This galaxy contains an example of a supermassive black hole hidden by gas and dust. X-ray emissions from NGC 1448, as seen by NuSTAR and Chandra, suggests for the first time that, like IC 3639 in PIA21087, there must be a thick layer of gas and dust hiding the active black hole in this galaxy from our line of sight.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineGalaxy NGC 1448 with Active Galactic Nucleus. NASA/JPL, 2017-01-07. Public domain. ID: PIA21086.
