A Trio of Galaxies: Fulldome Video | Hubble
The three pictured galaxies—NGC 7173 (middle left), NCG 7174 (middle right) and NGC 7176 (lower right)—are part of the Hickson Compact Group 90, named after astronomer Paul Hickson, who first cataloged these small clusters of galaxies in the 1980s.
Distance: 120 million light years
Note: The full dome video display format is designed for projection systems in planetariums.
Credit: NASA & European Space Agency (ESA)
Acknowledgment: Theofanis N. Matsopoulos
Release Date: Feb 17, 2016
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