Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7640
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NGC 7640, Doug Summers
NGC 7640
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NGC 7640

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NGC 7640, Doug Summers
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NGC 7640

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Approximately 38 million light-years distant in Andromeda, NGC 7640 shows of a nice barred structure with plenty of gas and dust.   The galaxy definitely appears to have been disturbed at some point in the past, as evidenced by the loose structure of one of the outer arms (left side in the image).    In this view, I've rotated the galaxy to a more normal viewing angle, and cropped to zoom in on the details.   There's not much in the wider field, but a closer look allows those tiny faint fuzzies in the field to come through.

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NGC 7640, Doug Summers

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