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| Keywords: NGC 3923 Elliptical Shell Galaxy.jpg Uploaded with en wp UW marker 2015 05 13 The glowing object in this image is an elliptical galaxy called NGC 3923 It is located over 90 million light-years away in the constellation of Hydra NGC 3923 is an example of a shell galaxy where the stars in its halo are arranged in layers NGC 3923 has over twenty shells with only a few of the outer ones visible in this image and its shells are much more subtle than those of other shell galaxies The shells of this galaxy are also interestingly symmetrical while other shell galaxies are more skewed http //www spacetelescope org/images/potw1519a/ NASA/ESA Hubble Space telescope http //hubblesite org/about_us/copyright php NASA/ESA Hubble Space telescope Cc-zero | ||||
