Sunny Priyan
The stately and inclined spiral galaxy NGC 3511 is located 43 million light-years away in the constellation Crater (The Cup).
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NGC 3511 is tilted by about 70 degrees, intermediate between face-on galaxies that display the full disk of the spiral and its arms, and edge-on galaxies that offer a side view, revealing only their dense, flattened disks.
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Astronomers are studying NGC 3511 as part of a survey of the star formation cycle in nearby galaxies.
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For this observing program, Hubble will record the appearance of 55 local galaxies using five filters that allow in different wavelengths, or colors, of light.
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Giant clouds of hydrogen gas glow in this red color when energized by ultraviolet light from hot young stars.
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Hubble will help astronomers catalog and measure the ages of these stars, which are typically less than a few million years old and several times more massive than the Sun.
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