The centre of the active galaxy NGC 1097.

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Near-infrared images of the active galaxy NGC 1097 have been obtained by a team of astronomers1 using NACO on the VLT. Located at a distance of about 45 million light years in the southern constellation Fornax, NGC 1097 is a relatively bright, barred spiral galaxy seen face-on. It is a very moderate example of an Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN), whose emission is thought to arise from matter (gas and stars) falling into a central black hole. NGC 1097 possesses a comparatively faint nucleus only, indicating that the infall rate is small.

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