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Shreejaya Karantha

Space photo of the week: Hubble uncovers the true identity of an odd galaxy — and it's not spiral or elliptical

An image of NGC 4694, a smooth, glowing galaxy shaped like an ellipse with barely any star formation.

What it is: The galaxy NGC 4694, a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster

Where it is: 54 million light-years from Earth, in the constellation Virgo

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