Peculiar galaxy NGC 3256, Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image. This galaxy is located 100 million light years from Earth, in the constellation of Vela. NGC 3256 is the result of a past galactic merger, which has created its distorted appearance. This makes it a good site for researching starbursts caused by a much higher rate of star formation than usual. This optical image was obtained with the HST's Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) and Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). | |
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