Morphological sequence from dwarf galaxy to UCD
A continuum of galaxies captured at different stages of the transformation process from a dwarf galaxy to an ultra-compact dwarf galaxy (UCD). These objects are located near the supergiant elliptical galaxy M87, the dominant member of the neighboring Virgo Cluster.
Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/NASA/R. Gendler/K. Wang/M. Zamani
About the Image
Id: | noirlab2330b |
Type: | Collage |
Release date: | Nov. 8, 2023, 9:45 a.m. |
Related releases: | noirlab2330 |
Size: | 3854 x 2397 px |
About the Object
Category: | Illustrations |