Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Camelopardalis (Cam)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1530
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NGC 1530, François Régembal
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NGC 1530

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Located in Camelopardis, this barred spiral galaxy is one of the largest in the northern sky and has a visible mini-spiral core, thought to be comprised of either hot red super-giants or glowing dust. The bar has driven a high fraction (approximately 25%) of the total gas of the galaxy into the center. Two strong, curved shock fronts curl around a nuclear feature in ring or unresolved spiral arms. The narrow dust lanes along the bar are created by shocks in the interstellar gas due to the potential of the bar. Source noao.edu

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NGC 1530, François Régembal