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Galaxy M83 in Hydra

author: S.Guisard/R.Gendler/Novapix

reference: a-gax52-36011

Image Size 300 DPI: 21 * 16 cm

Messier 83 (also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, M83 or NGC 5236) is a galaxy that is in between the classifications of spiral and barred spiral galaxy. It is approximately 15 million light-years away in the Hydra constellation.

Keywords for this photo:

2007 - ACT260110 - ASTRONOMY - BARRED SPIRAL GALAXY - GALAXY - HYDRA - M83 - NGC 5236 - SABc - SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE - SPIRAL GALAXY - STAR - STAR FORMATION -