出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/03/16 05:36 UTC 版)
NGC 3314 is a pair of overlapping spiral galaxies between 117-140 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. The foreground galaxy (NGC 3314a) is seen almost directly face-on. This virtually unique arrangement gives astronomers a chance to measure the properties of interstellar dust that create the dark areas silhouetted against the background galaxy (NGC 3314b).