<p><b>Hunger Pangs</b>
Hunger Pangs
</p><p>The subject of this Picture of the Week, a spiral galaxy named NGC 1589, was once the scene of a violent bout of cosmic hunger pangs; as astronomers looked on, a poor, hapless star was torn apart and devoured by the ravenous supermassive black hole at the centre of the galaxy.
</p><p>The astronomers are now using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to test this interpretation. Hubble has observed such events before so the scientists are confident that Hubble will be able to provide smoking gun evidence in the form of stellar debris that was ejected during the disruption event.
</p><p>Credit:
</p><p>ESA/Hubble &amp; NASA
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<pre>Coordinates
Position (RA): 	4 30 44.94
Position (Dec):	0° 51' 42.73"
Field of view: 	1.28 x 1.15 arcminutes
Orientation:   	North is 69.2° left of vertical
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<pre>Colours &amp; filters Band	Wavelength	Telescope
Optical           g	475 nm  	Hubble Space Telescope WFC3
Optical           I	814 nm  	Hubble Space Telescope WFC3
Infrared          H	1.6 μm  	Hubble Space Telescope WFC3
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Credit: ESA/Hubble &amp; NASA
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