Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 26, 2017 is “Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Daniel Verschatse). The original explanation runs about 127 words.

Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Daniel Verschatse Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Big, beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 6744 is nearly 175,000 light-years across, larger than our own Milky Way . It lies some 30 million light-years distant in the southern constellation Pavo appearing as a faint, extended object in small telescopes.”

— APOD editors, May 26, 2017

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
May 26, 2017
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Daniel Verschatse
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 127 words

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