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Edge-on Galaxy NGC 4289
NGC 4289 is a spiral galaxy viewed edge-on to the disk. This means that we can't see the spiral arms – instead, we can see just how thin the disk is, and examine the dust lanes at the midplane of the disk and the stars that extend above and below it. Edge-on galaxies provide a st...
- Date
- Jan 1, 2009
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2009-06-2473-image
NGC 4289 is a spiral galaxy viewed edge-on to the disk. This means that we can't see the spiral arms – instead, we can see just how thin the disk is, and examine the dust lanes at the midplane of the disk and the stars that extend above and below it. Edge-on galaxies provide a striking and unusual view of the structure of spiral galaxies.
Credits
Credit: Digitized Sky Survey (DSS), STScI/AURA, and Palomar/Caltech, and UKSTU/AAOImage Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | NGC 4289 |
| R.A. Position | 12h 21m 1.99s |
| Dec. Position | 03° 43' 20.0" |
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