# @nasa on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C7KyLHkp38_
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/17696558-nasa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-05-19T23:28:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

This galaxy has an edge on the rest 💫⁣
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NASAHubble captured this nearly edge-on view of a lenticular galaxy, a galaxy that has an elliptical shape and lacks the well-defined arms of a spiral galaxy. This particular galaxy resides around 60 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Virgo.⁣
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This galaxy is likely the result of a galactic merger with a nearby galaxy roughly 1.3 billion years ago. The distinct dust lanes around its center may have resulted from this cosmic collision.⁣
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Image description: Lenticular galaxy NGC 4753 holds a bright-white core, surrounded by a tube of dust lanes that predominantly appear dark brown in color. A variety of faint stars fill the background of the image, which is suffused by a white glow.⁣
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Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, L. Kelsey⁣
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#NASA #NASAHubble #Space #Cosmos #Galaxies #Virgo #Constellation #Edge

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edge, constellation, virgo, cosmos, nasahubble, nasa, galaxies, space

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