Features of NGC 300 (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Features of NGC 300

Caption

Fielder and her collaborators created stellar maps around the small galaxy and discovered a vast stellar stream extending more than 100,000 light-years from the galaxy's center. This image shows NGC 300 with its associated features, such as streams and shell structures, indicated by white lines. 

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Catherine Fielder

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