Zoom to Galaxy UGC 2885 | Hubble

Zoom to Galaxy UGC 2885 | Hubble

Travel 232 million light-years to galaxy UGC 2885!

This video zooms into the gigantic galaxy known as UGC 2885, which may just be the largest one in the local universe. It is 2.5 times wider than our Milky Way and contains 10 times as many stars. This galaxy is 232 million light-years away, located in the northern constellation of Perseus.

Credit: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), Digitized Sky Survey, Nick Risinger

Duration: 50 seconds

Release Date: January 6, 2020

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