Stellar

ikenbot: Anemic Galaxy NGC 4921 at the Edge Image Credit: NASA, ESA, K. Cook (LLNL) Although presently estimated to be about 320 million light years distant, a more precise determination could be coupled with its known recession speed to help humanity better calibrate the expansion rate of the entire visible universe. Toward this goal, this image was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in order to help identify key stellar distance markers known as Cepheid variable stars.

ikenbot:

Anemic Galaxy NGC 4921 at the Edge

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, K. Cook (LLNL)

Although presently estimated to be about 320 million light years distant, a more precise determination could be coupled with its known recession speed to help humanity better calibrate the expansion rate of the entire visible universe.

Toward this goal, this image was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in order to help identify key stellar distance markers known as Cepheid variable stars.

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