Digitized sky survey image of AM 0644-741 (ground-based image)
In the centre of this image is a ring of brilliant blue star clusters wrapped around the yellowish nucleus of what was once a normal spiral galaxy. The galaxy, cataloged as AM 0644-741, is a member of the class of so-called "ring galaxies" and lies 300 million light-years away in the direction of the southern constellation Volans.
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About the Object
Name: | AM 0644-741, Graham A, IRAS F06443-7411 |
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Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Lenticular |
Distance: | 300 million light years |
Category: | Galaxies |