This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the dwarf galaxy IC 776. This swirling collection of new and old stars is located in the constellation Virgo, in the Virgo galaxy cluster, 100 million light-years from Earth. Although IC 776 is a dwarf galaxy, it’s also classified as a SAB-type or ‘weakly barred’ spiral. This highly […]
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Astrophysics, Astrophysics Division, Galaxies, Hubble Space Telescope, Missions, Spiral Galaxies, The Universe
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May 3, 2024
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