Hubble image archive
Diagram of Rings in the Bullseye (Artist’s Concept)
Caption This illustration shows the massive galaxy nicknamed the Bullseye face-on. Dotted circles indicate where each of its rings are, which formed like ripples in a pond after a blue dwarf galaxy (not shown) shot through its core about 50 million years ago. NASA’s Hubble Space...
- Date
- Feb 4, 2025
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2025-006-01jh3m8fv7qte0nts9yep6722w
Caption
This illustration shows the massive galaxy nicknamed the Bullseye face-on. Dotted circles indicate where each of its rings are, which formed like ripples in a pond after a blue dwarf galaxy (not shown) shot through its core about 50 million years ago. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope helped researchers carefully pinpoint the location of most of its rings, many of which are piled up at the center. Data from the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii helped the team confirm another ring.
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