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Dwarf Galaxy Spotted
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Dwarf Galaxy Spotted

NASA / JPL · 2013-01-10 · photograph (digital archive)

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This composite of the giant barred spiral galaxy NGC 6872 is 522,000 light-years across, making it about five times the size of the Milky Way.

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Credit lineDwarf Galaxy Spotted. NASA/JPL, 2013-01-10. Public domain. ID: PIA16613.
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