Diamond Member SpaceMan 0 Posted August 2 Diamond Member Share Posted August 2 2 min read Hubble Spies a Diminutive Galaxy This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals the dwarf elliptical galaxy named IC 3430. This NASA/ESA This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up image reveals the subtle glow of the galaxy named IC 3430, located 45 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo. This dwarf elliptical galaxy is part of the Virgo cluster, a rich collection of galaxies both large and small, many of which are very similar in type to this diminutive galaxy. Like its larger elliptical cousins, IC 3430 has a smooth, oval shape lacking any recognizable features like arms or bars, and is missing much of the gas needed to form many new stars. Interestingly, IC 3430 does feature a core of hot, massive blue stars —an uncommon sight in elliptical galaxies — that indicates recent star-forming activity. Astronomers think that pressure from the galaxy ploughing through gas within the Virgo cluster ignited what gas IC 3430 had in its core to form the newer stars. Dwarf galaxies are really just galaxies with fewer stars, usually less than a billion, but that is often enough for them to reproduce, in miniature, the same forms as larger galaxies. There are dwarf elliptical galaxies like IC 3430, dwarf irregular galaxies, dwarf spheroidal galaxies, and even dwarf spiral galaxies! Download this image Explore More Hubble’s Galaxies <div class="ipsAreaBackground ipsPad_half ipsSpacer_bottom ipsType_center"> <div class='ipsSpacer_bottom ipsSpacer_half'>This is the hidden content, please</div> <ul class="ipsList_inline"> <li> <a href='https://hopzone.eu/login/' class="ipsButton ipsButton_primary ipsButton_verySmall ipsPos_right" data-ipsDialog data-ipsDialog-size='medium'>Sign In</a> </li> <li>or</li> <li> <a href='https://hopzone.eu/register/' class="ipsButton ipsButton_primary ipsButton_verySmall ipsPos_right" data-ipsDialog data-ipsDialog-size='medium'>Sign Up</a> </li> </ul> </div> logo This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up <div class="ipsAreaBackground ipsPad_half ipsSpacer_bottom ipsType_center"> <div class='ipsSpacer_bottom ipsSpacer_half'>This is the hidden content, please</div> <ul class="ipsList_inline"> <li> <a href='https://hopzone.eu/login/' class="ipsButton ipsButton_primary ipsButton_verySmall ipsPos_right" data-ipsDialog data-ipsDialog-size='medium'>Sign In</a> </li> <li>or</li> <li> <a href='https://hopzone.eu/register/' class="ipsButton ipsButton_primary ipsButton_verySmall ipsPos_right" data-ipsDialog data-ipsDialog-size='medium'>Sign Up</a> </li> </ul> </div> logo This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Media Contact: Claire AndreoliNASA’s This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up , Greenbelt, MD*****@*****.tld Share Details Last Updated Aug 02, 2024 Editor Andrea Gianopoulos Location This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Related Terms This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Keep Exploring Discover More Topics From NASA Hubble Space Telescope Since its 1990 launch, the Hubble Space Telescope has changed our fundamental understanding of the universe. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up /applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> Galaxy Details and Mergers This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up /applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> Tracing the Growth of Galaxies This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up /applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> Hubble’s Galaxies This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up /applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/85866-nasa-hubble-spies-a-diminutive-galaxy/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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