The NGC 1386 galaxy as seen by the VLT Survey Telescope

This image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 1386 observed by the VLT Survey Telescope (VST), hosted at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile. While stars in this galaxy are mostly old, the blue ring at the centre is ripe with stellar clusters full of young stars.

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ESO/Fornax Deep Survey

About the Image

Id:potw2444c
Type:Observation
Release date:28 October 2024, 06:00
Size:1091 x 1296 px

About the Object

Name:NGC 1386
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Category:Galaxies

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