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Barred Spiral galaxy NGC 2336

by

Nasa/ESA/Novapix

Reference

a-gax23-36002

Date

2021-03-01

NGC 2336 captured here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 100 million light years away in the northern constellation of Camelopardalis (The Giraffe). Its spiral arms are glittered with young stars, visible in their bright blue light. In contrast, the redder central part of the galaxy is dominated by older stars. NGC 2336 was discovered in 1876 by German astronomer Wilhelm Tempel, using a 28-centimetre telescope. In 1987, NGC 2336 experienced a Type-Ia supernova, the only observed supernova in the galaxy since its discovery 111 years earlier.