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Barred spiral galaxy NGC 2442 in Volans

author: R.Gendler/Nasa/Esa/Novapix

reference: a-gax24-42004

Image Size 300 DPI: 29 * 23 cm

NGC 2442 is a barred spiral galaxy about 50 million light years away in the constellation Volans. This is a mosaic image of the spiral galaxy NGC 2442 in Volans processed and assembled from unpublished Hubble Telescope data.

Keywords for this photo:

2010 - ASTRONOMY - BARRED SPIRAL GALAXY - GALAXY - HST - HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE - INTERACTING - NGC 2442 - SBbc - SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE - STAR - STAR FORMATION - VOLANS -