Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

NGC 4414: A Flocculent Spiral Galaxy

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 20, 2016 is “NGC 4414: A Flocculent Spiral Galaxy,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , ESA , W. Freedman ( U. Chicago ) et al., & the Hubble Heritage Team ( AURA / STScI ), SDSS ; Processing: Judy Schmidt. The original explanation runs about 153 words.

NGC 4414: A Flocculent Spiral Galaxy
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , ESA , W. Freedman ( U. Chicago ) et al., & the Hubble Heritage Team ( AURA / STScI ), SDSS ; Processing: Judy Schmidt Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“How much mass do flocculent spirals hide? The featured true color image of flocculent spiral galaxy NGC 4414 was taken with the Hubble Space Telescope to help answer this question.”

— APOD editors, November 20, 2016

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 20, 2016
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , ESA , W. Freedman ( U. Chicago ) et al., & the Hubble Heritage Team ( AURA / STScI ), SDSS ; Processing: Judy Schmidt
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 153 words

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