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Barred galaxy NGC 6217

author: Nasa/ESA/Novapix

reference: a-gax62-17001

Image Size 300 DPI: 22 * 27 cm

NGC 6217 is a barred spiral galaxy located 60 million light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Minor. Image taken by the Hubble space telescope with the newly repaired Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) in july 2009.

Keywords for this photo:

2009 - ACS - ASTRONOMY - BARRED SPIRAL GALAXY - GALAXY - HST - HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE - NGC 6217 - STAR - URSA MINOR -