VLA Image of Torus in Cygnus A
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VLA image of the central region of the powerful radio galaxy Cygnus A, showing the doughnut-shaped torus surrounding the black hole and accretion disk.
Credit: B. Saxton NRAO/AUI/NSF
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Telescope | VLA |
Band | C |
Date | 2016-10-21 |
Center | RA: 19:59:28.34, Dec: 40:44:02.12 |
Field of View | 0.028 x 0.013 arcminutes |
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