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Stephan's Quintet galaxies, James Webb Space Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) image of Stephan's Quintet galaxies (Hickson Compact Group 92). At left is NGC 7320, which is a foreground galaxy around 40 million light years distant in the constellation of Pegasus. The other galaxies are about 290 million light years away. They are: NGC 7319 (top), NGC 7317 (bottom), and two interacting galaxies (centre) NGC 7318A (lower) and NGC 7318B (upper). Gravitational interactions are causing trails of gas, dust and stars between the galaxies. NGC 7319 contains an active galactic nucleus, a supermassive black hole that is actively accreting material. The image covers an area 370,000 light years across. Image obtained by the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI)., by NASA,ESA,CSA,STScI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
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