Galaxy NGC 253

by: NAOJ/ESO/R.Gendler/Novapix
Reference: a-gax02-53014
Date: 2013-08-11

NGC 253 is a large, almost edge-on spiral galaxy, and is one of the nearest galaxies beyond our local neighborhood of galaxies. In this image taken by Hubble space telescope thousands of individual stars are resolved in this galaxy located 13 millions light years away.Multipanel Mosaic and Composite from Four Data Sources
8.2 Meter Subaru Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
European Southern Observatory (VLT and Danish 1.5M)

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