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ULX in NGC 4565

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Minimum credit line: Image courtesy of Luigi Foschini (INAF/IASF, Sezione di Bologna, Italy) and ESA. (for details, see Conditions of Use).

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XMM-Newton MOS2 image of the nearby galaxy NGC4565 showing the 7 ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULX) detected inside the D25 ellipse (also shown for comparison). North is up and East is to the left.

Investigator(s):  M. Turner (as part of EPIC GT of G. Di Cocco)

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