Pan across NGC 4696

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This picture, taken by Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys, is not just a beautiful snapshot of NGC 4696, the largest galaxy in the Centaurus Cluster (galaxy cluster Abell 3526). It is also an illustration of the rich variety of objects that astronomers can see with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.

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Id:heic1013b
Release date:12 August 2010, 12:00
Related releases:heic1013
Duration:26s

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