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Subaru Gallery TOPBarred Spiral Galaxy NGC 4123
November 20, 2024
Last updated: September 30, 2025
Last updated: September 30, 2025
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NGC 4123 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. This galaxy appears nearly face-on, showing its impressive grand-design spiral arms. A faint small galaxy is seen to the left, which is thought to be a satellite galaxy of NGC 4123. The Subaru Telescope’s Hyper Suprime-Cam excels at detecting such faint galaxies.
(Credit: NAOJ; Image provided by Masayuki Tanaka)
【Distance from Earth】 About 55 million light-years
【Instrument】 Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC)
NGC 4123 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. This galaxy appears nearly face-on, showing its impressive grand-design spiral arms. A faint small galaxy is seen to the left, which is thought to be a satellite galaxy of NGC 4123. The Subaru Telescope’s Hyper Suprime-Cam excels at detecting such faint galaxies.
(Credit: NAOJ; Image provided by Masayuki Tanaka)
【Distance from Earth】 About 55 million light-years
【Instrument】 Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC)
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