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Zoom into UGC 2885

This video is an animated zoom into the location of the immense spiral galaxy UGC 2885. We begin with a view of the autumn northern constellation Perseus. We look across 232 million light-years of space to see the full expanse of the galaxy, which is over two times the width of our Milky Way galaxy and contains at least 1 trillion stars.

  • Release Date
    January 5, 2020
  • Science Release
    NASA’s Hubble Surveys Gigantic Galaxy
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  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, Joseph DePasquale (STScI)

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This Hubble Space Telescope photograph showcases the majestic spiral galaxy UGC 2885, located 232 million light-years away in the northern constellation Perseus. The galaxy is 2.5 times wider than our Milky Way and contains 10 times as many stars. A number of foreground stars in...

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Compass Image of UGC 2885

Image of Spiral Galaxy UGC 2885, with compass arrows, scale bar, and color key for reference. The north and east compass arrows show the orientation of the image on the sky. Note that the relationship between north and east on the sky (as seen from below) is flipped relative to...

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Mar 12, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
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claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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