Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

NGC 1055: Galaxy in a Box

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 24, 2010 is “NGC 1055: Galaxy in a Box,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Ken Crawford ( Rancho Del Sol Obs. ), Collaboration: David Martinez-Delgado (MPIA, IAC), et al.). The original explanation runs about 125 words.

NGC 1055: Galaxy in a Box
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Ken Crawford ( Rancho Del Sol Obs. ), Collaboration: David Martinez-Delgado (MPIA, IAC), et al. Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Big, beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 1055 is a dominant member of a small galaxy group a mere 60 million light-years away toward the intimidating constellation Cetus . Seen edge-on, the island universe spans about 100,000 light-years, similar in size to our own Milky Way.”

— APOD editors, April 24, 2010

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
April 24, 2010
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Ken Crawford ( Rancho Del Sol Obs. ), Collaboration: David Martinez-Delgado (MPIA, IAC), et al.
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 125 words

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Source

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