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This Hubble Space Telescope image reveals the unique lenticular galaxy NGC 612, known for its significant radio emissions. Located in the Sculptor constellation, astronomers study this 400 million-light-year distant galaxy to understand the mysteries of radio wave emissions in galaxies. Credit: NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, ESA, A. Barth , and B. Boizelle ; Processing: Gladys Kober
has captured a stunning image of the lenticular galaxy NGC 612, characterized by its orange and blue hues.NGC 612. Lenticular galaxies have a central bulge and disk much like spiral galaxies, but they lack the characteristic arms. They typically have older star populations and little ongoing star formation. In NGC 612, dust and cool hydrogen gas make up the majority of the galactic disc, the plane of matter we see in orange and dark red.
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