Spiral Galaxy NGC 691

This image features the spiral galaxy NGC 691, imaged in fantastic detail using the Hubble Space Telescope. This galaxy is a member of the NGC 691 galaxy group named after it, which features a group of gravitationally bound galaxies that lie about 120 million light-years from Earth.

 

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Riess et al.

Acknowledgement: M. Zamani

 

For more information, visit: esahubble.org/images/potw2122a/

 

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