Hubble shows wrong galaxy in Pegasus constellation
June 12, 2023
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The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope photographed the irregular galaxy NGC 7292 in the constellation Pegasus. He reported on it the observatory reports Ukrinform. The space object is located
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope photographed the irregular galaxy NGC 7292 in the constellation Pegasus.
He reported on it the observatory reports Ukrinform.
The space object is located about 44 million light-years from Earth.
An irregular galaxy is one with irregular outlines or uneven luminosity distribution.
It is unusual for its core to be elongated in a clear band visible in many spiral galaxies.
Astronomers classify NGC 7292 as a low surface luminosity galaxy that is barely visible against the background of the night sky. Such galaxies are usually dominated by gas and dark matter rather than stars.
It was noted that astronomers commissioned Hubble to study NGC 7292 during its observing campaign to study the consequences of type II supernova explosions.
These massive explosions occur when a massive star collapses and then bounces back sharply in a terrifying explosion that shatters the star.
The discoverer of NGC 7292 is French astronomer Edouard Jean-Marie Stephan, who first observed the object on September 6, 1872.
As reported by Ukrinform, the NASA/ESA space telescope Hubble photographed a jellyfish-shaped galaxy JO206.
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