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PIA07911: Irregular Dwarf Galaxy IC 1613
Irregular Dwarf Galaxy IC 1613
Target Name: IC 1613
Mission: Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)
Spacecraft: GALEX Orbiter
Instrument: GALEX Telescope
Product Size: 2032 samples x 1016 lines
Produced By: California Institute of Technology
Full-Res TIFF: PIA07911.tif (6.202 MB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA07911.jpg (243.7 kB)

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Ultraviolet image (left) and visual image (right) of the irregular dwarf galaxy IC 1613. Low surface brightness galaxies, such as IC 1613, are more easily detected in the ultraviolet because of the low background levels compared to visual wavelengths.


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NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSC

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