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Samantha Mathewson

Hubble Space Telescope zooms in on member of galactic quartet (image)

A white shining galaxy hangs in a black space, neighbored by dimmer, smaller, colorful other galaxies the size of shimmering stars. a bright white star gleams in the upper right. An irregular galaxy, NGC 2814, located 85 million light-years from Earth belongs to a group of four 'late-type galaxies' collectively known as Holmberg 124. .

A member of a galactic quartet steals the show in a stunning new image from the Hubble Space Telescope. 

The irregular galaxy, NGC 2814, takes center stage in the new Hubble view, which excludes its three nearby companion galaxies. Together, the four neighboring galaxies comprise a galactic group named Holmberg 124. 

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