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Exceptionally deep view of strange galaxy

Zooming into NGC 4921, a spiral galaxy in the Coma Galaxy Cluster (c) ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser) and ESO (L. L. Christensen)

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— 7 February 2009 12:06 GMT | Astronomy

The Coma Galaxy Cluster, in the northern constellation of Coma Berenices, the hair of Queen Berenice, is one of the closest very rich collections of galaxies in the nearby Universe. The cluster, also known as Abell 1656, is about 320 million light-years from Earth and contains more than 1000 members. The brightest galaxies, including NGC 4921 shown here, were discovered back in the late 18th century by William Herschel…