Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Leo A: Nearby Dwarf Irregular Galaxy

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 10, 2004 is “Leo A: Nearby Dwarf Irregular Galaxy,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: V. Vansevicius ( IoP Lithuania ), N. Arimoto ( NAOJ ) et al. , Suprime-Cam , Subaru Telescope , NAOJ). The original explanation runs about 139 words.

Leo A: Nearby Dwarf Irregular Galaxy
Credit & Copyright: V. Vansevicius ( IoP Lithuania ), N. Arimoto ( NAOJ ) et al. , Suprime-Cam , Subaru Telescope , NAOJ Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Why isn’t this small galaxy simple? The above image and contemporary observations of small nearby galaxy Leo A were supposed to show it has a simple structure.”

— APOD editors, November 10, 2004

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 10, 2004
Type
Image
Credit
Credit & Copyright: V. Vansevicius ( IoP Lithuania ), N. Arimoto ( NAOJ ) et al. , Suprime-Cam , Subaru Telescope , NAOJ
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 139 words

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