Wide-field View of Galaxy NGC 3256 (ground-based image)

Wide-field View of Galaxy NGC 3256 (ground-based image)

This ground-based image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 3256 and its surroundings.

Distance: 100 million light years

Credit: NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2; Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

Release Date: May 31, 2018

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