Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Pegasus (Peg)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7479
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NGC 7479 Superman Galaxy, also called the Propeller Galaxy, rdhand
NGC 7479 Superman Galaxy, also called the Propeller Galaxy
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NGC 7479 Superman Galaxy, also called the Propeller Galaxy

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NGC 7479 Superman Galaxy, also called the Propeller Galaxy, rdhand
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NGC 7479 Superman Galaxy, also called the Propeller Galaxy

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NGC 7479 if often called the Superman Galaxy.  It is also nicknamed the Propeller galaxy.  It is a barred spiral galaxy about 105 million light-years distant and is 70 light-years in diameter.  The galaxy has also been the home to two recent supernovea, one witnessed in 1990 and the other in 2009. The supernova explosions blasted stellar material back into the cosmos to be used in subsequent generations of stars.  According to astronomers, NGC 7479 is undergoing starburst activity, with many bright, young stars visible in the spiral arms and disc.

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NGC 7479 Superman Galaxy, also called the Propeller Galaxy, rdhand

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