<ul><li>This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy NGC 5643, located 40 million light-years away in the constellation Lupus.</li><li>NGC 5643 is a grand design spiral with two large, winding spiral arms that are visible.</li><li>Ultraviolet and X-ray images and spectra reveal that NGC 5643 hosts an active galactic nucleus powered by a supermassive black hole.</li><li>Researchers discovered an even brighter X-ray-emitting object, called NGC 5643 X-1, on the galaxy's outskirts, potentially a smaller black hole.</li></ul>

Hubble Images a Grand Spiral

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