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This ultraviolet image from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer is of a diverse group of galaxy types. NGC 3190 is a dusty edge on spiral galaxy. NGC 3187 is highly distorted.
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Diverse Group of Galaxy Types, NGC 3190 Field

Ultraviolet image of a diverse group of galaxy types. NGC 3190 is a dusty edge on spiral galaxy. NGC 3187 is highly distorted. The two are separated by only 35 kilo-parsecs (about half the diameter of our own Milky Way galaxy). A ring, elliptical, and other irregular galaxies are also present.

Image details

ID#:
PIA07907

Date added:
2005-05-05

Target:
NGC 3190

Mission:
Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)

Spacecraft:
GALEX Orbiter

Instruments:
GALEX Telescope

Size:
936 x 936 pixels (width x height)

Rating:



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2,431

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PIA07907.tif (2.63 MB)

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PIA07907.jpg (0.1 MB)

Image credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSC