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class="single-pagi"> <div class="prev-nav"> <a href="https://www.sci.news/astronomy/ultrahot-neptune-toi-3261b-13466.html">« Previous </a></div> | <div class="next-nav"> <a href="https://www.sci.news/astronomy/primordial-black-holes-13471.html">Next »</a></div> <div class="cb"></div> </div> <div class="cb"></div> </div> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <section> <div id="single-heading-content"> <!-- MetaData --> <div class="single-right"> <article id="post-102028" class="post-102028 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-astronomy tag-esa tag-galaxy tag-hubble tag-intermediate-spiral-galaxy tag-nasa tag-ngc-1637 tag-spiral-galaxy"> <div class="entry-content"> <p><strong>Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have delivered an unrivalled snapshot of the intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1637.</strong></p> <div id="attachment_102029" style="width: 590px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://cdn.sci.news/images/enlarge12/image_13469e-NGC-1637.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-102029" class="wp-image-102029 size-full" src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/12/image_13469-NGC-1637.jpg" alt="This Hubble image shows NGC 1637, an intermediate spiral galaxy located some 38 million light-years away in the constellation of Eridanus. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / D. Thilker." width="580" height="573" srcset="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/12/image_13469-NGC-1637.jpg 580w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/12/image_13469-NGC-1637-300x296.jpg 300w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/12/image_13469-NGC-1637-50x50.jpg 50w" sizes="(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-102029" class="wp-caption-text">This Hubble image shows NGC 1637, an intermediate spiral galaxy located some 38 million light-years away in the constellation of Eridanus. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / D. Thilker.</p></div> <p><a href="https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC+1637" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NGC 1637</a> lies approximately 38 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Eridanus.</p> <p>Otherwise known as LEDA 15821 or UGCA 93, this galaxy is around <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1637" target="_blank" rel="noopener">30,000 light-years</a> across.</p> <p>It was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1637" target="_blank" rel="noopener">discovered</a> by the German-British astronomer William Herschel on February 1, 1786.</p> <p>Although at first glance NGC 1637 <a href="https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1315/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">appears</a> to be a fairly symmetrical galaxy, it has some interesting features and is what astronomers classify as a lopsided spiral galaxy.</p> <p>“The new image of NGC 1637 comes from an observing program dedicated to studying star formation in nearby galaxies,” the Hubble astronomers said.</p> <p>“Stars form in cold, dusty gas clouds that collapse under their own gravity.”</p> <p>“As young stars grow, they heat their nurseries through starlight, winds, and powerful outflows.”</p> <p>“Together, these factors play a role in controlling the rate at which future generations of stars form.”</p> <p>“Evidence of star formation is scattered all around NGC 1637, if you know where to look.”</p> <p>“The galaxy’s spiral arms are dotted with what appear to be pink clouds, many of which are accompanied by bright blue stars.”</p> <p>“The pinkish color comes from hydrogen atoms that have been excited by ultraviolet light from young, massive stars.”</p> <p>“This contrasts with the warm yellow glow of the galaxy’s center, which is home to a densely packed collection of older, redder stars.”</p> <p>“The stars that set their birthplaces aglow are comparatively short-lived, and many of these stars will explode as supernovae just a few million years after they’re born.”</p> <p>In 1999, the Lick Observatory Supernova Search discovered a Type II supernova in NGC 1637.</p> <p>Named <a href="https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/324690/fulltext/54510.text.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SN 1999em</a>, this supernova was lauded as the brightest supernova seen that year.</p> <p>It has been tracked carefully by astronomers, showing its relatively gentle fading through the years.</p> <p>“When a massive star expires as a supernova, the explosion outshines its entire home galaxy for a short time,” the astronomers said.</p> <p>“While a supernova marks the end of a star’s life, it can also jump start the formation of new stars by compressing nearby clouds of gas, beginning the stellar lifecycle anew.”</p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-102028 --> </div><!-- .single-right --> <div class="single-left"> <div class="postedby"> Published in </div> <div class="single-category"><ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://www.sci.news/news/astronomy" >Astronomy</a></li></ul></div> <div class="postedby2"> <div class="postedby"> Tagged as </div></div> <div class="single-tags"> <a href="https://www.sci.news/tag/esa" rel="tag">ESA</a><a href="https://www.sci.news/tag/galaxy" rel="tag">Galaxy</a><a href="https://www.sci.news/tag/hubble" rel="tag">Hubble</a><a href="https://www.sci.news/tag/intermediate-spiral-galaxy" rel="tag">Intermediate spiral galaxy</a><a href="https://www.sci.news/tag/nasa" rel="tag">NASA</a><a href="https://www.sci.news/tag/ngc-1637" rel="tag">NGC 1637</a><a href="https://www.sci.news/tag/spiral-galaxy" rel="tag">Spiral galaxy</a></div> <div class="postedby3"></div> <div class="postedby3"></div> <div class="single-related"> <div class="postedby">You Might Like </div> <div class="related"> <div class="relatedpost"> <a href="https://www.sci.news/astronomy/kepler-51-system-fourth-exoplanet-13477.html"><img width="104" height="75" src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2019/12/image_7936f-Kepler-51-104x75.jpg" class="attachment-secondpostimg size-secondpostimg wp-post-image" alt="This illustration depicts Kepler-51 and its three giant planets. 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Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / K. Miller, Caltech & IPAC." loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/11/image_13466-TOI-3261b-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/11/image_13466-TOI-3261b-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px" /></a></div> <div class="block-image-r"> <h2><a href='https://www.sci.news/astronomy/ultrahot-neptune-toi-3261b-13466.html' title='Astronomers Discover Ultrahot Neptune around TOI-3261'>Astronomers Discover Ultrahot Neptune around TOI-3261</a></h2><span class="block-meta">Nov 28, 2024 | Astronomy</span> </div> </div> <div class="block-item-small"> <div class="block-image"><a href="https://www.sci.news/medicine/daily-water-intake-13465.html" title="Drinking Plenty of Water Can Provide Number of Health Benefits, New Review Says"><img width="50" height="50" src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/11/image_13465-Water-50x50.jpg" class="attachment-sidebar-thumb size-sidebar-thumb wp-post-image" alt="In the systematic review of 18 randomized clinical trials, interventions of increased water intake (or decreased intake in one study) were associated with statistically significant greater weight loss and fewer nephrolithiasis events; single studies suggested benefits related to migraine prevention, urinary tract infection, diabetes control, and hypotension but did not reach statistical significance. Image credit: Günter." loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/11/image_13465-Water-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/11/image_13465-Water-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px" /></a></div> <div class="block-image-r"> <h2><a href='https://www.sci.news/medicine/daily-water-intake-13465.html' title='Drinking Plenty of Water Can Provide Number of Health Benefits, New Review Says'>Drinking Plenty of Water Can Provide Number of Health Benefits, New Review Says</a></h2><span class="block-meta">Nov 28, 2024 | Medicine</span> </div> </div> <div class="block-item-small"> <div class="block-image"><a href="https://www.sci.news/othersciences/anthropology/homo-erectus-paranthropus-boisei-footprints-kenya-13464.html" title="At Least Two Hominin Species Coexisted in Kenya 1.5 Million Years Ago"><img width="50" height="50" src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/11/image_13464f-Hominin-Footprints-50x50.jpg" class="attachment-sidebar-thumb size-sidebar-thumb wp-post-image" alt="A 3D computerized model of the surface of the area near Lake Turkana in Kenya shows fossil footprints of Paranthropus boisei (vertical footprints) with separate footprints of Homo erectus forming a perpendicular path. Image credit: Kevin Hatala / Chatham University." loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/11/image_13464f-Hominin-Footprints-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/11/image_13464f-Hominin-Footprints-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px" /></a></div> <div class="block-image-r"> <h2><a href='https://www.sci.news/othersciences/anthropology/homo-erectus-paranthropus-boisei-footprints-kenya-13464.html' title='At Least Two Hominin Species Coexisted in Kenya 1.5 Million Years Ago'>At Least Two Hominin Species Coexisted in Kenya 1.5 Million Years Ago</a></h2><span class="block-meta">Nov 28, 2024 | Anthropology</span> </div> </div> <div class="block-item-small"> <div class="block-image"><a href="https://www.sci.news/astronomy/transient-ultraviolet-dark-polar-ovals-jupiter-13463.html" title="Astronomers Observe Transient Ultraviolet-Dark Polar Ovals on Jupiter"><img width="50" height="50" src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/11/image_13463-Jupiter-UV-Ovals-50x50.jpg" class="attachment-sidebar-thumb size-sidebar-thumb wp-post-image" alt="A false-color ultraviolet image of the entire planet, showing the hood or cap of hydrocarbon haze that covers the south pole; the edge of the north polar hood is visible at the top. 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Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech." loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/11/image_13460-Europa-Clipper-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/11/image_13460-Europa-Clipper-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px" /></a></div> <div class="block-image-r"> <h2><a href='https://www.sci.news/space/europa-clipper-instruments-13460.html' title='NASA’s Europa Clipper Spacecraft Deploying Its Instruments'>NASA’s Europa Clipper Spacecraft Deploying Its Instruments</a></h2><span class="block-meta">Nov 27, 2024 | Space Exploration</span> </div> </div> <div class="block-item-small"> <div class="block-image"><a href="https://www.sci.news/space/meteorite-hydrothermal-activity-ancient-mars-13459.html" title="Meteorite Provides Evidence for Hydrothermal Activity on Ancient Mars"><img width="50" height="50" src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2015/02/image_2455-NWA-7034-50x50.jpg" class="attachment-sidebar-thumb size-sidebar-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Northwest Africa 7034. Image credit: NASA." loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2015/02/image_2455-NWA-7034-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2015/02/image_2455-NWA-7034-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px" /></a></div> <div class="block-image-r"> <h2><a href='https://www.sci.news/space/meteorite-hydrothermal-activity-ancient-mars-13459.html' title='Meteorite Provides Evidence for Hydrothermal Activity on Ancient Mars'>Meteorite Provides Evidence for Hydrothermal Activity on Ancient Mars</a></h2><span class="block-meta">Nov 27, 2024 | Planetary Science</span> </div> </div> <div class="block-item-small"> <div class="block-image"><a href="https://www.sci.news/archaeology/athribis-temple-13458.html" title="Archaeologists May Have Discovered 2,100-Year-Old Temple in Egypt"><img width="50" height="50" src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/11/image_13458-Athribis-Temple-50x50.jpg" class="attachment-sidebar-thumb size-sidebar-thumb wp-post-image" alt="The south tower of the pylon at Athribis and the hill behind it, where a sanctuary is believed to be located. 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Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech." loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2023/05/image_11892-Uranian-Oceans-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2023/05/image_11892-Uranian-Oceans-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px" /></a></div> <div class="block-image-r"> <h2><a href='https://www.sci.news/space/uranian-moons-subsurface-oceans-13456.html' title='NASA to Search for Subsurface Oceans within Uranian Moons'>NASA to Search for Subsurface Oceans within Uranian Moons</a></h2><span class="block-meta">Nov 26, 2024 | Planetary Science</span> </div> </div> <div class="block-item-small"> <div class="block-image"><a href="https://www.sci.news/paleontology/ninumbeehan-dookoodukah-13455.html" title="Triassic Amphibian Had Unique Adaptations for Seasonal Estivation"><img width="50" height="50" src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/11/image_13455-Ninumbeehan-dookoodukah-50x50.jpg" class="attachment-sidebar-thumb size-sidebar-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Life reconstruction of Ninumbeehan dookoodukah in a palaeoenvironment reconstruction depicting its life and burrowing across seasons: (left) Ninumbeehan dookoodukah is resting on the edge of a river with a low water table as the wet season ends; (center) a small community of Ninumbeehan dookoodukah are in their estivation burrows at the apex of the arid season; (right) the onset of the humid season brings rain, triggering a mass emergence of Ninumbeehan dookoodukah from their estivation burrows. Some individuals expire before the incoming rains, leaving them to be preserved as fossils. Image credit: Gabriel N. Ugueto." loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/11/image_13455-Ninumbeehan-dookoodukah-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/11/image_13455-Ninumbeehan-dookoodukah-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px" /></a></div> <div class="block-image-r"> <h2><a href='https://www.sci.news/paleontology/ninumbeehan-dookoodukah-13455.html' title='Triassic Amphibian Had Unique Adaptations for Seasonal Estivation'>Triassic Amphibian Had Unique Adaptations for Seasonal Estivation</a></h2><span class="block-meta">Nov 26, 2024 | Paleontology</span> </div> </div> <div class="block-item-small"> <div class="block-image"><a href="https://www.sci.news/astronomy/456p-panstarrs-main-belt-comet-13454.html" title="Recently-Discovered Active Asteroid is in Fact Main-Belt Comet, Astronomers Say"><img width="50" height="50" src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/11/image_13454-456P-50x50.jpg" class="attachment-sidebar-thumb size-sidebar-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Images of 456P/PANSTARRS taken with the Magellan-Baade telescope in Chile on October 3, 2024, and the Lowell Discovery Telescope in Arizona on October 26, 2024, where the head, or nucleus, of the comet is at the center of each image, and the tail extends to the right. Image credit: Scott S. Sheppard / Carnegie Institution for Science / Audrey Thirouin, Lowell Observatory / Henry H. Hsieh, Planetary Science Institute." loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/11/image_13454-456P-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/11/image_13454-456P-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px" /></a></div> <div class="block-image-r"> <h2><a href='https://www.sci.news/astronomy/456p-panstarrs-main-belt-comet-13454.html' title='Recently-Discovered Active Asteroid is in Fact Main-Belt Comet, Astronomers Say'>Recently-Discovered Active Asteroid is in Fact Main-Belt Comet, Astronomers Say</a></h2><span class="block-meta">Nov 26, 2024 | Astronomy</span> </div> </div> </div> <!-- END WIDGET --> </div></aside><div class="adspace-widget widget"> <div class="postedby"></div> <br/></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cb"></div> </div></div></div> </section> <footer class="footer"> <div class="footer-holder"> <div class="container"> <div class="topsearch-wrapper2"> <form method="get" id="footersearch1" action="https://www.sci.news/"> <input type="text" name="s" value=" " onblur="if(this.value=='') this.value=' ';" onfocus="if(this.value==' ') this.value='';" id="s2" /> <input type="submit" value=" " id="searchsubmit" /> </form> </div> <nav class="nav"> <div id="fotnav" class="ddsmoothmenu1"><ul id="menu-menu-4" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-9173" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-home menu-item-9173"><a href="https://www.sci.news">Home</a></li> <li id="menu-item-9174" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9174"><a href="https://www.sci.news/about-us">About Us</a></li> <li id="menu-item-9175" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9175"><a href="https://www.sci.news/archive">News Archive</a></li> <li id="menu-item-9176" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9176"><a href="https://www.sci.news/copyright">Copyright</a></li> <li id="menu-item-9177" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9177"><a href="https://www.sci.news/privacy-policy">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li id="menu-item-9179" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-9179"><a href="https://www.sci.news/feed">RSS</a></li> <li id="menu-item-9180" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9180"><a href="https://www.sci.news/contact">Contact Us</a></li> </ul></div> </nav> <div class="cb"></div> </div> </div> </footer> <div class="footer"> <div class="footer2-wrapper"> <div class="footer2-area"> <div id="footerwrapper1"> <div class="box-hold footerwrapper"> <div class="box footer1"> <div class="cb"></div> </div> <div class="box footer2"> <div class="cb"></div> </div> <div class="box footer3"> <div class="cb"></div> </div> <div class="box footer4"> <div class="cb"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- footer2-wrapper --> </div><!-- #footer --> <div class="footer"> <div class="copy"> <div id="bottomfooter"> <div class="site-footer"> © 2011-2024. 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