Galaxy NGC 1365
Depicts: NGC 1365, IRAS 03317-3618
Copyright: W. Freedman (Carnegie Observatories), the Hubble Space Telescope Key Project team, and NASA
A barred spiral galaxy is characterized by a "bar" of stars, dust and gas across its center.
The black and white photograph from a ground-based telescope shows the entire galaxy, which is visible from the Southern Hemisphere.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
