Edge-On View of NGC 4013

Depicts: NGC 4013
Copyright: NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Viewed face-on, it would look like a nearly circular pinwheel, but NGC 4013 happens to be seen edge-on from our vantage point. Even at 55 million light-years, the galaxy is larger than Hubble's field of view, and the image shows only a little more than half of the object, albeit with unprecedented detail.
Last Update: 1 September 2019