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Hubble Spies Faint Irregular Galaxy

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May 27, 2026 • 63 views
Original source: NASA

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the dwarf irregular galaxy ESO 490-017, roughly 12,000 light-years in diameter and some 23 million light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. The galaxy’s low surface brightness makes it appear as a faint, starry swarm behind brighter foregroun...

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