“Hubble Uncovers a Mysterious Hermit” was uploaded to Flickr

The drizzle of stars scattered across this image forms a galaxy known as UGC 4879. UGC 4879 is an irregular dwarf galaxy — as the name suggests, galaxies of this type are a little smaller and messier than their cosmic cousins, lacking the majestic swirl of a spiral or the coherence of an elliptical. via NASA ift.tt/1UHgF73
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Hubble Uncovers a Mysterious Hermit was taken on June 06, 2016 at 02:00AM