Galaxy NCG-602 The "young" star cluster NCG-602 lies just beynd the Small Magellanic Cloud Galaxy, the most distant of the satellites in our galaxtic neighnourhood. Itis at least 200 thousand lightyears away. Reminder: ONE Ly = ca. 10 / 6 TRILLION km / miles This truly asronomical figure isa "10" / "6" followed by 12 (amer.) or 18 (brit.) zeros (NASA AstroPic Archive)
Image adapted from: NASA's "Astronomy Picture of the Day" - Apr. 2, 2017 AstroPic Description Posted by NASA/CXC/Univ.Potsdam/L.Oskinova et al.
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