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Hubble Space Telescope Observes Irregular Spiral Galaxy with Pink Wisps of Star Formation
Hubble Space Telescope Observes Irregular Spiral Galaxy with Pink Wisps of Star Formation,NASA / ESA's Hubble Space Telescope observes an irregular spiral galaxy, designated as NGC 5486, threaded with ping wisps of star formation...

Hubble Space Telescope Observes Irregular Spiral Galaxy with Pink Wisps of Star Formation

NASA / ESA's Hubble Space Telescope observes an irregular spiral galaxy, designated as NGC 5486, threaded with ping wisps of star formation that stand out from its bright core. This glowing galaxy lies very close to the larger Pinwheel Galaxy, the latter of which is touted as a grand design spiral galaxy. NGC 5486 is located approximately 110 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major and was discovered in a series of Hubble images that were being studied for the debris left behind by Type II supernovae. This irregular galaxy does not have a distinct regular shape and