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Galaxy NGC 1365


Depicts: NGC 1365, IRAS 03317-3618
Copyright: W. Freedman (Carnegie Observatories), the Hubble Space Telescope Key Project team, and NASA

This color image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a region in NGC 1365, a barred spiral galaxy located in a cluster of galaxies called Fornax.

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
13-Apr-2026 09:16 UT

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