Detecting the monstrous galaxy UGC 1382 in space

Exiting the image of a simple elliptical galaxy, now the monstrous galaxy UGC 1382 has become a unique spiral galaxy.

According to the results of previous studies, astronomers believe that the monstrous galaxy UGC 1382 is a small elliptical galaxy, having a simple structure and emitting intense optical energy in the Universe. cylinder.

After many years of follow-up, a new image shows that the UGC 1382 galaxy has stripped the elliptical shape to become a spiral galaxy with spiral arms, distinctly dusty gas layers.

UGC Galaxy 1382. (Photo: NASA / JPL / Caltech / SDSS / NRAO).

The new discovery shows that UGC 1382 thrives in size, the spiral expands, emits more ultraviolet rays and is 7 times the width of the Milky Way and 250 million from our Earth. light year.

UGC 1382 galaxy center part consists of a group of galaxies, small white dwarfs, surrounded by a spiral of energy, rock, glowing gas .

This image was taken by the team, led by Pennsylvania State University Lea Hagen, and analyzed the image of UGC 1382 through NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) space telescope.

A special marginal finding, UGC 1382 is one of the three most isolated and lonely galaxies in our universe.

By studying this galaxy, we will have a broader view of how galaxies molt in the universe.

This research has just been published in the Astrophysical Journal.