NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Shares Edge-on View of Little Sombrero Galaxy Located 40 Million Light-Years Away

[Chris K]

On its official Instagram handle, the Hubble Space Telescope shared a photo of the Little Sombrero galaxy, also known as NGC 7814 or Caldwell 43. Set against a background of more distant galaxies, Little Sombrero is approximately 40 million light-years away from Earth, 80,000 light-years wide, and billions of years old.

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