The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning new view of a gigantic galaxy that is more than twice the size of the Milky Way.
The elliptical galaxy is 100 million light-years away from Earth. The central region of the galaxy was captured by the Hubble telescope.
Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, is 2.5 times larger than NGC 474. According to a statement from NASA (opens in new tab), the new image shows more than the size of NGC 474.
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The Hubble observations show that there are a number of complex shells around the spherical core of NGC 474. The source of these shells is unknown, but they may be the result of a merger between two smaller galaxies.
The waves created by the absorbed galaxy were seen in the layers of the shell. This process is similar to how a pebble is dropped in water.
About 10% of elliptical galaxies have shell structures, but unlike the majority of elliptical galaxies, which are associated with galaxy clusters, shell ellipticals usually lie in relatively empty space.
Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys was used to take the new image. Researchers used data from Hubble to get a comprehensive view of the massive galaxy.
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