![Long thin galaxy view, nearly from the side but tilted a bit toward the viewer. Lots of white stars throughout, but they get thicker and brighter near the center.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/c26-1-2-jpg.webp?w=4096&format=png)
Hubble Caldwell 26
Also called NGC 4244 and the Silver Needle Galaxy, Caldwell 23 is part of the same galactic super cluster as the Milky Way.
Credits: NASA & ESA; Acknowledgment: Roelof de Jong
Image CreditNASA & ESA; Acknowledgment: Roelof de Jong
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