Hubble Views the Center of M105

This Hubble image of the central 5.4 arc seconds of M105 (NGC 3379) reveals

striking detail of a bright pointlike nucleus and and interesting dark

bandlike structure. Spectroscopic HST studies have shown that the stars near

M105’s center are in rapid motion around this center. Their motion is so

rapid that it indicates a central compact mass (massive dark object) of

50 million solar masses.

From the STScI-PR97-01

(and STScI-PRC97-01)

High Resolution HST image of M105’s core

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  Hartmut Frommert

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  Christine Kronberg

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  Last Modification: 28 Jun 1998, 22:00 MET