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> Edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 891 in Andromeda

Edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 891 in Andromeda

author: R.Gendler/BYU/Novapix

reference: a-gax08-91011

Image Size 300 DPI: 16 * 16 cm

Located about 10 million light years from Earth, NGC 891 is one of the most photographed edge-on spiral galaxies in the northern skies.

Keywords for this photo:

2011 - ANDROMEDA - ASTRONOMY - EDGE-ON - GALAXY - NGC 891 - Sb - SPIRAL GALAXY - STAR -