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Young stars in dwarf galaxy NGC 4163

by

Nasa/ESA/Novapix

Reference

a-gax41-63001

Date

2008-10-01

This image taken by Hubble space telescope shows a swarm of young, blue stars in the diffuse dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 4163. NGC 4163 is a member of a group of dwarf galaxies near our Milky Way and is located roughly 10 million light-years away. This galaxy is part of a detailed survey called the ACS Nearby Galaxy Survey Treasury program (ANGST).