NGC 5548

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NGC 5548 is a Type I Seyfert galaxy with a bright, active nucleus. This activity is caused by matter flowing onto a 65 million solar mass (M☉) supermassive black hole at the core.

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Image: ESA/Hubble and NASA. Acknowledgement: Davide de Martin., CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.