Hubble Space Telescope captures side-on image of intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827 from 37 million light-years away
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new side-on image of the spiral galaxy NGC 1827. Located about 37 million light-years from Earth, the galaxy appears speckled with stars and crossed by brown ribbons of dust.
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new side-on image of the spiral galaxy NGC 1827. Located about 37 million light-years from Earth, the galaxy appears speckled with stars and crossed by brown ribbons of dust.
NGC 1827 is classified as an intermediate spiral galaxy. This means its structure sits between that of a barred spiral, which features a central bar-shaped structure, and an unbarred spiral, which lacks that central bar. The new snapshot was captured by Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys.
The observation is part of a larger Hubble survey exploring 260 satellite galaxies, which are smaller galaxies gravitationally bound to larger hosts. Researchers hope studying these low-mass systems will help them better understand the complex dynamics within galaxies and between host galaxies and their satellites. So far, the telescope has spotted 111 of these satellite galaxies and will continue hunting for the rest.
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Original publication: 20 October 2026 19:30
