![A large, bright, diffuse galaxy. Center is brighter and bluer, fading to a pale, faint, gray halo. An arm on one side that curls around the top. Threads of dark dust cross the center. Many stars shine around the galaxy, on a black background.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/hubble_eso174-1_potw2326a.jpg)
Hubble Checks in on a Galactic Neighbor
The highly irregular galaxy ESO 174-1, which resembles a lonely, hazy cloud against a backdrop of bright stars, dominates this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
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