File:Markarian 509 (HST).tiff

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DescriptionMarkarian 509 (HST).tiff	English: Galaxy Markarian 509 Polski: Galaktyka Markarian 509
Date	2007
Source	http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/ann1121a/
Author	NASA

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Markarian galaxies

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Usage on ar.wikipedia.org
- مجرات ماركاريان
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- Markarian-Galaxie
Usage on fr.wikipedia.org
- Galaxie de Markarian
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- Markarian 509
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- Galáxias Markarianas
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- Портал:Астрономия/Изображение недели/Архив 2011 года
- Галактики Маркаряна
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- 馬克仁星系

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Image title	This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the galaxy Markarian 509. The bright object at the centre of the galaxy, which appears like a star, is an active galactic nucleus. This is a bright celestial phenomenon caused by matter glowing as it falls into a supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy.The surroundings of the black hole in Markarian 509 have been studied in a major campaign which includes the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, as well as other telescopes in space and on the ground.
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