Edge-on view of NGC 4013 spiral galaxy in Ursa Major

by: R.Jay GaBany/Novapix
Reference: a-gax40-13004
Date: 2008-07-13

Edge-on view of NGC 4013 spiral galaxy located about 55 million light years in Ursa Major. This deep color image reveals an enormous faint looping structure extending over 80 000 light years from the galaxy center. This is a stream of stars coming from a smaller galaxy who merged with NGC 4013. The very bright star in the center of the galaxy is very much closer to us than it appears and belongs to our galaxy.

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