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A Galaxy’s Bulge Divulges Its Spin
Thursday, April 12, 2012 23:52
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Hubble image of “deformed” spiral galaxy NGC 4980
Although somewhat blobby and deformed, this is in fact a spiral galaxy, located in the southern constellation Hydra. Imaged by Hubble as part of a survey of galactic bulges, NGC 4980 exhibits what’s called a “pseudobulge” — an inline central concentration of stars whose similar spiral motion extends right down into its core.
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