Image of PKS 2155-304 (IMAGE)

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Image of PKS 2155-304

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Astrosat was pointed at a target, PKS 2155-304, a special type of quasar, for its first light. The targeted object is an X-ray source, belonging to an enigmatic class of supermassive black holes in a galaxy 1.5 billion light years away.

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