Dwarf Galaxy AGN Candidates (IMAGE)

Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)

Dwarf Galaxy AGN Candidates

Caption

This mosaic shows a series of images featuring candidate dwarf galaxies hosting an active galactic nucleus, captured with the Subaru Telescope’s Hyper Suprime-Cam.

Credit

Legacy Surveys/D. Lang (Perimeter Institute)/NAOJ/HSC Collaboration/D. de Martin (NSF NOIRLab) & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)

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