Hubble Image: IC 486—Where Spiral Arms and Star Formation Meet

Hubble image: IC 486—where spiral arms and star formation meet

A luminous swirl set against the deep black of space, the barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with a soft, ethereal light in this new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Month image. IC 486 lies right on the edge of the constellation Gemini (the Twins), about 380 million light-years from Earth. Classified as a barred spiral galaxy, it features a bright central bar-shaped structure from which its spiral arms unfurl, wrapping around the c…

Close-up: Distant Galaxy IC 486 in Gemini

Close-up: Distant Galaxy IC 486 in Gemini | Hubble Space TelescopeA luminous swirl set against the deep black of space, the barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with a soft, ethereal light in this new European Space Agency Hubble picture. IC 486 lies right on the edge of the constellation Gemini (the Twins), around 380 million light-years from Earth. Classified as a barred spiral galaxy, it features a bright central bar-shaped structure where its s…

Where spiral arms and star formation meet

Image: Hubble image of barred spiral galaxy IC 486