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Massive galaxies may have X-ray coronas associated with accretion of hot intergalactic gas. X-ray observations of Virgo A fit this hypothesis. Andromeda may also have an observable X-ray corona.
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HUNT, R., SCIAMA, D. X-ray Emission from Intergalactic Gas in the Neighbourhood of Galaxies. Nature 238, 320–323 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/238320a0
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