Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

NGC 4911: Spiral Diving into a Dense Cluster

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 8, 2010 is “NGC 4911: Spiral Diving into a Dense Cluster,” an image. It is credited to Credit: NASA , ESA , and the Hubble Heritage Team ( STScI / AURA ); Acknowledgment: K. Cook ( LLNL ) et al.. The original explanation runs about 172 words.

NGC 4911: Spiral Diving into a Dense Cluster
Credit: NASA , ESA , and the Hubble Heritage Team ( STScI / AURA ); Acknowledgment: K. Cook ( LLNL ) et al. Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Why are there faint rings around this spiral galaxy? Possibly because the galaxy, NGC 4911 , is being pulled at by its neighbors as it falls into the enormous Coma Cluster of Galaxies .”

— APOD editors, September 8, 2010

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
September 8, 2010
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: NASA , ESA , and the Hubble Heritage Team ( STScI / AURA ); Acknowledgment: K. Cook ( LLNL ) et al.
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 172 words

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