Hubble & Webb Space Telescope Views of Irregular Galaxy Arp 263 in Leo Compared

Hubble & Webb Space Telescope Views of Irregular Galaxy Arp 263 in Leo Compared

This video showcases two views of Arp 263, an irregular galaxy, lies in the constellation Leo at a relatively nearby distance of around 25 million light-years.

The first image shown is from the NASA/European Space Agency (ESA) Hubble Space Telescope in visible light, followed by the new ESA/Webb picture of this target, that features data from Webb's near-infrared camera (NIRCam) instrument.

Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Leroy, ESA/Hubble, J. Dalcanton, A. Filippenko, N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb)
Duration: 30 seconds
Date: Aug. 27, 2026

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