November 22, 2024

Stars, Bars, and Spiral Hints: An Unusual Galaxy Hiding in Plain Sight

By ESA/Hubble February 5, 2024Hubble Space Telescope image of many of ESO 245-5, a galaxy that is a reasonably close neighbor of the Milky Way. The stars take up so much of the field of view in this image that it is a little difficult to discern that you are in truth looking at most of a galaxy, understood as ESO 245-5. ESO 245-5, in contrast, is categorized as an IB(s)m type galaxy under the system of galaxy category known as the De Vaucouleurs system.