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Hubble captures spiral galaxy NGC 4698 in Virgo

The NASA/ESA telescope imaged the galaxy, about 55 million light-years from Earth.

Luisa Marconi
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The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of the spiral galaxy NGC 4698, about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. [1]