NGC 4941 lies roughly 67 million light-years far from Earth in the constellation of Virgo.

Understood as AGC 530009, IRAS 13016-0516, LEDA 45165 or UGCA 321, the galaxy is 60,000 light-years throughout.

It was found by the German-British astronomer William Herschel on April 24, 1784.

NGC 4941 belongs to 2 groups of galaxies: the NGC 4941 group and the NGC 4697 group.

“Because this galaxy neighbors, cosmically speaking, Hubble’s eager instruments have the ability to select beautiful information such as specific star clusters and filamentary clouds of gas and dust,” the Hubble astronomers stated.

“The Hubble information utilized to build this image were gathered as part of an observing program that examines the star development and excellent feedback cycle in close-by galaxies.”

“As stars form in thick, cold clumps of gas, they start to affect their environments.”

“Stars heat and stimulate the gas clouds in which they are born through winds, starlight, and– ultimately, for enormous stars– by taking off as supernovae.”

“These procedures are jointly called outstanding feedback, and they affect the rate at which a galaxy can form brand-new stars.”

“As it ends up, stars aren’t the only entities offering feedback in NGC 4941,” they included.

“At the heart of this galaxy lies an active galactic nucleus (AGN)– a supermassive great void delighting in gas.”

“As the great void accumulates gas from its environments, the gas swirls into a superheated disc that shines brilliantly at wavelengths throughout the electro-magnetic spectrum.”

“Similar to stars– however on a much, much bigger scale– active stellar nuclei form their environments through winds, radiation, and effective jets, modifying not just star development however likewise the development of the galaxy as a whole.”