The galaxy is located approximately 110 million light years from Earth in the constellation Piscis Austrinus. A streak of dust
At first glance, NGC 7172 might appear to be just an ordinary spiral galaxy, but it has an active nucleus and belongs to the type II Seyfert galaxies.
As astronomers explored NGC 7172 throughoutelectromagnetic spectrum, they discovered that it is more than meets the eye. NGC 7172 is a Seyfert galaxy—a type of galaxy that has an actively luminous core. It feeds on matter accumulating in a supermassive black hole.
This image combines data from severalHubble observations: they were carried out to study the nearest active galactic nuclei. The image also combines data from two instruments, the Hubble Advanced Camera (ACS) and the Wide Field Camera 3 (WFCS).
Previously, a photo of the object NGC 4571 was published, by clicking on the link you can see images of the galaxy in different years.
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