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NGC 5838

NGC 5838
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    NGC 5838
  • Release Date
    October 6, 1999
  • Science Release
    Starry Bulges Yield Secrets to Galaxy Growth
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  • Credits
    Credits for the ground-based images: Allan Sandage (The Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington) and John Bedke (Computer Sciences Corporation and the Space Telescope Science Institute) Credits for WFPC2 and NICMOS composites: NASA, ESA, and Reynier Peletier (University of Nottingham, United Kingdom)

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Mar 14, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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