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Nearby irregular galaxy NGC 6822

author: ESO/Novapix

reference: a-gax68-22005

Image Size 300 DPI: 54 * 49 cm

NGC 6822 is located approximately 1.6 million light-years from Earth, in the constellation Sagittarius. It is a member of the Milky Way galaxy's Local Group. Image obtained with the Wide-Field Imager camera on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory.

Keywords for this photo:

2009 - ASTRONOMY - GALAXY - IBm - IRREGULAR GALAXY - LA SILLA - LOCAL GROUP - MPG/ESO 2.2m - NGC 6822 - POSTER - SAGITTARIUS - STAR - STAR FORMATION -