File:Hubble Gazes Upon Cosmic Wonderland - Flickr - NASA Goddard Photo and Video.jpg
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This is a post-starburst galaxy, which is a product of galaxies that have merged within the past billion years. This merger event drove gas to the galaxy's center and created an abundance of new stars, of which the brightest are visible in the remnant galaxy's core. The visible shells and tails surrounding the galaxy are also a result of this merger event. Residing far beyond our own Milky Way at a distance of about 500 million light-years, it is almost impossible to glimpse this galaxy without the assistance of Hubble, and, like thousands of similar faint and very distant galaxies, it was only discovered and cataloged in recent years. Many millions of galaxies still await our discovery as we build a wondrous picture of our night sky. Unlike many other extravagant galaxies and stunning nebulae imaged by Hubble, this galaxy does not have a short, popular name, and is only known by its long name given in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, which refers to its coordinates in the sky, SDSS J225506.80+005839.9. This galaxy – visible in the center-right portion of the image – and its many wondrous neighboring galaxies lie in the constellation of Pisces (the Fish). Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Zabludoff NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission. Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Find us on Instagram |
| Date | Taken on 20 October 2020, 09:55 |
| Source | Hubble Gazes Upon Cosmic Wonderland |
| Author | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from Greenbelt, MD, USA |
| Flickr tags | sdssj225506.80+005839.9 |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by NASA Goddard Photo and Video at https://flickr.com/photos/24662369@N07/50679392958. It was reviewed on 8 December 2020 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0. |
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