Wide-field View of Galaxies NGC 4298 & NGC 4302 (ground-based image)

Wide-field View of Galaxies NGC 4298 & NGC 4302 (ground-based image)

This ground-based image shows the two galaxies NGC 4298 and NGC 4302 (at center) and their surroundings. They look like miniatures in this view. Distance: 55 million light-years

Credit: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), Digitized Sky Survey 2

Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

Release Date: April 20, 2017

#NASA #Astronomy #Space #Science #Galaxies #NGC4298 #NGC4302 #SpiralGalaxies #InteractingGalaxies #ComaBerenices #Constellation #Cosmos #Universe #ESA #Europe #GSFC #STScI #UnitedStates #STEM #Education