Hubble reveals a super-rich galactic neighbourhood

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the super-rich galaxy cluster Abell 1413. Located between the constellations of Leo (The Lion) and Coma Berenices, the cluster is over 2 billion light-years from Earth. This image is dominated by a large and highly elliptical galaxy called MCG+04-28-097, with a halo of stars extending for more than 6.5 million light-years. The galaxies at the center of Abell 1413 are found to be very highly elliptical whereas those at the periphery are more spherical.