130 million light-years from Earth- NGC 5468, a galaxy Vie by NASA Webb Telescope

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NGC 5468, a galaxy located about 130 million light-years from Earth

face-on spiral galaxy with four spiral arms that curve outward in a counterclockwise direction. The spiral arms are filled with young, blue stars and peppered with purplish star-forming regions that appear as small blobs. The middle of the galaxy is much brighter and more yellowish, and has a distinct narrow linear bar angled from 11 o’clock to 5 o’clock

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