New images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope have attracted great interest. The galaxy named M91, located in the Constellation of the Hair of Berenis, was revealed in all its glory. The galaxy, which is relatively close to us with a distance of 55 million light years, hosts a huge black hole in its center.
The M in the galaxy’s name refers to the surname of French astronomer Charles Messier, famous for his catalog of astronomical objects. Descriptions of objects that Messier cataloged from M1 to M110 are still used by astronomers today.
38 million times larger than the Sun!
The galaxy looks quite impressive with its structure surrounded by gas and dust clouds and stars. The most impressive aspect of the galaxy lies in its heart. Like almost all galaxies, including our Milky Way, there is a supermassive black hole at the center of M91.
The mass of the massive black hole of M91 in 2009 in Hubble Space It was calculated with data provided by his telescope. It is stated that the mass of the black hole is unbelievably 9.6 to 38 million times that of the Sun. With the new images, other features of the galaxy with this huge black hole will be examined.
Hubble scientists talked about the newly arrived images:
While archival Hubble data allow astronomers to measure the mass of M91’s central black hole, more recent observations have other scientific purposes as well. These observations are part of a work to build a trove of astronomical data that explores connections between young stars and the cold gas clouds they form within. To do this, astronomers are using Hubble to obtain observations of galaxies at radio wavelengths, ultraviolet and visible, currently seen by ground-based Atacama Large Millimeter Array telescopes.
Hubble offers astronomers the opportunity to improve their work by presenting new images. Let’s see what kind of visuals it will present to us in the coming days. You can share your views with us in the comments section or on the SDN Forum.
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