Pan over Swirling Barred Spiral Galaxy UGC 678 | Hubble

Pan over Swirling Barred Spiral Galaxy UGC 678 | Hubble

The barred spiral galaxy UGC 678 takes center stage in this image from the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope. The spectacular galaxy lies around 260 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Pisces and is almost face on, allowing its lazily winding spiral arms to stretch across this image. In the foreground, a smaller edge-on galaxy seems to bisect the upper portion of UGC 678.

Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)/Hubble & NASA, C. Kilpatrick, R. J. Foley

Duration: 30 seconds

Release Date: April 20, 2023

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