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Hubble showed the Magellanic spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo

  • March 11, 2024
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The Hubble Space Telescope photographed the Magellanic spiral galaxy LEDA 42160, located in the constellation Virgo. This was reported by the ESA observatory, according to Ukrinform’s report. The

Hubble showed the Magellanic spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo
The Hubble Space Telescope photographed the Magellanic spiral galaxy LEDA 42160, located in the constellation Virgo.

This was reported by the ESA observatory, according to Ukrinform’s report.

The space object itself is located approximately 52 million light-years from our planet.

The Magellanic Spiral Galaxy (usually a dwarf galaxy) is one of many galaxies that can “split” the relatively dense gas in the massive Virgo galaxy cluster.

Photo: ESA/Hubble and NASA, M. Sun

The pressure created by intergalactic gas, known as damping pressure (the pressure exerted on an object moving through the medium), has a dramatic effect on star formation in LEDA 42160, which is currently being studied with the Hubble Space Telescope.

LEDA 42160 is a galaxy with a single spiral “envelope.”

Magellanic spiral galaxies are an interesting example of how galaxy classification is actually much more nuanced than simply “spiral,” “elliptical,” or “irregular.”

As reported by Ukrinform, the Hubble space telescope took a photo of the globular star cluster NGC 1841 located in the Table Mountain constellation.

Source: Ukrinform

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