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Hubble Images Andromeda Double Nucleus

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1991

Tod R. Lauer6 July 1991

Andromeda Galaxy · Science / Astronomy

Hubble observations resolve two distinct brightness peaks in the central region of M31, revealing the unusual double structure of its nucleus.

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Tod R. Lauer

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