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

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