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UGC 2885

UGC 2885


Date: 06 January 2020
Satellite: Hubble Space Telescope
Depicts: Galaxy UGC 2885
Copyright: NASA, ESA, and B. Holwerda (University of Louisville), CC BY 4.0

Galaxy UGC 2885 may be the largest one in the local universe. It is 2.5 times wider than our Milky Way and contains 10 times as many stars. This galaxy is 232 million light-years away, located in the northern constellation of Perseus.

 
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Last Update: 6 January 2020
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