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Spiral galaxy NGC 5775

author: NASA/ESA/Novapix

reference: a-gax57-75001

Image Size 300 DPI: 32 * 33 cm

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the edge-on profile of the slender spiral galaxy NGC 5775. NGC 5775 is a member of the Virgo Cluster and lies at a distance of about 85 million light-years. This colour picture was created from images taken using the Wide Field Channel of Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys.

Keywords for this photo:

2011 - ACS - ASTRONOMY - DUST - EDGE-ON - GALAXY - HST - HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE - NGC 5775 - SPIRAL GALAXY - STAR - VIRGO - VIRGO CLUSTER -