Several stars fill the image, more closely concentrated near the center. Foreground stars with diffraction spikes shine throughout as well.

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Andromeda III is one of at least 13 dwarf satellite galaxies in orbit around the Andromeda galaxy, or Messier 31, the Milky Way’s closest grand spiral galactic neighbor.

Credits: NASA, ESA, and E. Skillman (University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
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Image CreditNASA, ESA, and E. Skillman (University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
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