Mysterious celestial object baffles astronomers with its unique characteristics.

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Mysterious celestial object baffles astronomers with its unique characteristics.
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The Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of Z 229-15, a celestial object that defies classification. Z 229-15 is a galaxy, an active galactic nucleus (AGN), and a quasar, which is a specific subtype of AGN. Most quasars are so bright that they drown out our view of the stars in the galaxy, but Z 229-15 is a Seyfert galaxy, which means it is not as bright and allows us to see stars. Z 229-15 is "Everything, in one place, all at once," according to the European Space Agency.

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