File:File-Ngc5866 hst big.pngA lenticular galaxy is a type of galaxy which is intermediate between an elliptical galaxy and a spiral galaxy in galaxy morphological classification schemes.... in the constellation
Constellation
A constellation is a group of stars that appear to have a physical proximity in the sky. The stars in a constellation are often vastly distant from each other, but they appear close to each other from the perspective of Earth.... Sextans. The galaxy was discovered by William Herschel
William Herschel
Sir Frederick William Herschel, Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Guelphic Order was a German-born British astronomer and composer who became famous for discovering Uranus.... on February 22, 1787. At about 32 million light-years away from us it is several times bigger than our Milky Way
Milky Way
The Milky Way, sometimes called simply the Galaxy, is the galaxy in which the Solar System is located. It is a barred spiral galaxy that is part of the Local Group of galaxies.... .
The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, doctoral and post-doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment training center, th... and Douglas Richstone of the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan is a public university research university located in the state of Michigan. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan, which also includes two regional campuses in University of Michigan-Flint and University of Michigan-Dearborn.... announced what was observed to be a supermassive black hole
Supermassive black hole
A supermassive black hole is a black hole with a mass of an order of magnitude between 105 and 1010 solar masses. Most, if not all, galaxy, including the Milky Way, are believed to contain supermassive black holes at their centers.... in the galaxy. It was one of the largest found at that time (2 billion times the mass of the Sun
Sun
The Sun , a G V star, is the star at the center of the Solar System. The Earth and other matter orbit the Sun, which by itself accounts for about 98.6% of the Solar System's mass.... ).
File:File-Ngc5866 hst big.pngA lenticular galaxy is a type of galaxy which is intermediate between an elliptical galaxy and a spiral galaxy in galaxy morphological classification schemes.... in the constellation
Constellation
A constellation is a group of stars that appear to have a physical proximity in the sky. The stars in a constellation are often vastly distant from each other, but they appear close to each other from the perspective of Earth.... Sextans. The galaxy was discovered by William Herschel
William Herschel
Sir Frederick William Herschel, Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Guelphic Order was a German-born British astronomer and composer who became famous for discovering Uranus.... on February 22, 1787. At about 32 million light-years away from us it is several times bigger than our Milky Way
Milky Way
The Milky Way, sometimes called simply the Galaxy, is the galaxy in which the Solar System is located. It is a barred spiral galaxy that is part of the Local Group of galaxies.... .
The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, doctoral and post-doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment training center, th... and Douglas Richstone of the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan is a public university research university located in the state of Michigan. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan, which also includes two regional campuses in University of Michigan-Flint and University of Michigan-Dearborn.... announced what was observed to be a supermassive black hole
Supermassive black hole
A supermassive black hole is a black hole with a mass of an order of magnitude between 105 and 1010 solar masses. Most, if not all, galaxy, including the Milky Way, are believed to contain supermassive black holes at their centers.... in the galaxy. It was one of the largest found at that time (2 billion times the mass of the Sun
Sun
The Sun , a G V star, is the star at the center of the Solar System. The Earth and other matter orbit the Sun, which by itself accounts for about 98.6% of the Solar System's mass.... ). It appears to have mostly old stars
STARS
STARS can mean:*Fulton surface-to-air recovery system*Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society*STARS members in Resident Evil, a fictional task force that appears in Capcom's Resident Evil video game franchise.... and little or no activity. The growth of its black hole
Black hole
In general relativity, a black hole is a region of space in which the gravitational field is so powerful that nothing, including electromagnetic radiation , can escape its pull after having fallen past its event horizon.... has also stopped.
NGC 5866 is a relatively bright lenticular galaxy in the constellation Draco . Some astronomers believe that the NGC 5866 may be a candidate for Messier 102.... - another lenticular galaxy sometimes referred to as the Spindle Galaxy
