Galaxy UGC 5340

Name: Galaxy UGC 5340
Start: 2025-09-17T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-09-17T23:59:59-05:00

September 17

This image captures the dwarf galaxy UGC 5340. A pocket of rapid star birth appears in the lower right corner. This region of star formation was probably triggered by a gravitational interaction with an unseen companion galaxy.

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Date:: September 17