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Hubble has revealed a galaxy that looks like a bright cloud in the constellation Eridanus.

  • August 21, 2023
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The Hubble Space Telescope photographed the galaxy ESO 300-16 in the constellation Eridanus. He reported on it ESA observatory reports Ukrinform. The galaxy is 28.7 million light-years from

Hubble has revealed a galaxy that looks like a bright cloud in the constellation Eridanus.
The Hubble Space Telescope photographed the galaxy ESO 300-16 in the constellation Eridanus.

He reported on it ESA observatory reports Ukrinform.

The galaxy is 28.7 million light-years from Earth.

The ESO image 300-16 was taken with Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys.

Photograph: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Tully
Photograph: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Tully

It is stated that the irregular galaxy resembles the shape of a cloud. It consists of many small stars grouped together, surrounded by scattered light.

There is a bubble of blue gas in the center and brightest part of ESO 300-16. The galaxy is mainly surrounded by very small and faint objects.

Eridanus is a constellation of the southern hemisphere of the sky. It occupies an area of ​​1137.9 degrees in the sky (the sixth largest constellation), contains 187 stars visible to the naked eye.

As reported by Ukrinform, the space telescope Hubble photographed a large-scale galactic The 2MASX J05101744-4519179 cluster in the Painter constellation.

Source: Ukrinform

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