Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Cetus (Cet)  ·  Contains:  NGC 908  ·  PGC 829279  ·  PGC 830139  ·  PGC 830273  ·  PGC 831349  ·  PGC 831841
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NGC 908, The starburst galaxy in Cetus, José Joaquín Pérez
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NGC 908, The starburst galaxy in Cetus

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NGC 908, The starburst galaxy in Cetus

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NGC 908, located 65 million light-years towards the constellation of Cetus (the Whale). This spiral galaxy, discovered in 1786 by William Herschel, is a so-called starburst galaxy, that is, a galaxy undergoing a phase where it spawns stars at a frantic rate. Clusters of young and massive stars can be seen in the spiral arms. Two supernovae, the explosions of massive stars, have been recorded in the near past: one in 1994 and another in 2006. The galaxy, which is about 75 000 light-years long, also clearly presents uneven and thick spiral arms. These properties indicate that NGC 908 most probably suffered a close encounter with another galaxy, even though none is visible at present (cited from ESO)

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