Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)
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Markarian 231, 20170403, Geert Vandenbulcke
Markarian 231, 20170403
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Markarian 231, 20170403

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Markarian 231, 20170403, Geert Vandenbulcke
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Markarian 231, 20170403

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Very small object for my telescope and camera.

Wikipedia says: Markarian 231 (UGC 8058) is a Type-1 Seyfert galaxy that was discovered in 1969 as part of a search of galaxies with strong ultraviolet radiation. It contains the nearest known quasar, and in 2015 it was shown that the powerful active galactic nucleus present in the center of the galaxy may in fact be a supermassive binary black hole. It is located about 581 million light years away from Earth.

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Markarian 231, 20170403, Geert Vandenbulcke

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