# @hubbleesa on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcivLMcoM8z
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69839793-hubbleesa-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/d3ce073fad.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-27T12:00:22.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Hubble Space Telescope (@hubbleesa) — https://gondola.cc/hubbleesa

## Caption

Our #HubbleTopImage features a barred spiral galaxy!⁠
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NGC 5335 is categorized as a flocculent spiral galaxy, with patchy streamers of star formation across its disk. There is a striking lack of well-defined spiral arms that are commonly found among galaxies.⁠
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A notable bar structure slices across the centre of the galaxy. Such bars are dynamic in galaxies and may come and go over two-billion-year intervals. They appear in about 30 percent of observed galaxies, including our Milky Way 🌌⁠
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For more information check the link in bio.⁠
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📷 NASA, ESA, STScI⁠
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#ESA #Hubble

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## Tags

hubble, hubbletopimage, esa

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