Hubble Telescope Captures Galaxy Veiled in Stars: NASA

The abundance of stars might make it a bit challenging to realize that what you’re seeing is indeed a galaxy. Identified as ESO 245-5, this galaxy may seem less recognizable due to its seemingly unstructured appearance, differing from Hubble’s usual images of organized spiral galaxies with distinct spiral arms of stars, gas, and dust.

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ESO 245-5 falls into the IB(s)m category in the De Vaucouleurs galaxy classification system. This classification implies that the galaxy is irregular (I) with no defined structure. It also possesses a bar (B), indicating a dense bar of stars crossing its center.

The additional terms ((s)) suggest a slight spiral structure, while the last term (m) signifies a galaxy type similar to the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, irregular satellite galaxies of the Milky Way. ESO 245-5 is a relatively close neighbour to the Milky Way, situated about 15 million light-years away in the Phoenix constellation.

Text Input: European Space Agency (ESA)

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