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Back Spiral Galaxy ESO0418-008

Spiral Galaxy ESO0418-008


Depicts: ESO0418-008, IRAS 03294-3022
Copyright: Rogier Windhorst (Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ), the Hubble mid-UV team and NASA

This image is an example of a tiny, youthful spiral galaxy. ESO 418-008 is representative of the myriad of dwarf galaxies astronomers have seen in deep surveys. These galaxies are much smaller than typical ones like our Milky Way.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
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