Dec 19, 2025
The Squid Galaxy, M77 // Sergey Trudolyubov
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The Squid Galaxy, M77 // Sergey Trudolyubov
The Squid Galaxy, M77 // Mark Hanson & Alexandr Zaytsev
The Squid Galaxy (M77, left) and NGC 1055 (right) // Antoine Grelin
The Squid Galaxy (M77, bottom) and NGC 1055 (top) // maxchess
The Squid Galaxy (M77, lower right) and NGC 1055 (upper left) // Catherine Ryan Hyde
The Squid Galaxy, M77 // WernerD
The Squid Galaxy (M77, lower left) and NGC 1055 (upper right) // David Cheng
The Squid Galaxy, M77 // Bill Dirks
Also known as Cetus A, this galaxy has an active galactic nucleus, a black hole currently swallowing up hot, highly ionized gas. This is the nearest such galaxy to Earth which makes it one of the most studied. The black hole at the center weighs in at about 15 million times that of the Sun but less than 12 light years in diameter!