An image of NGC 4449, highlighting its qualities as a
starburst galaxy. NGC 4449, an
irregular galaxy in the constellation
Canes Venatici located about 12 million light years from Earth, has a rate of
star formation twice that of the
Milky Way's satellite galaxy, the
Large Magellanic Cloud. Interactions with nearby galaxies are thought to have influenced this star formation.Photograph: NASA, ESA, A. Aloisi (STScI/ESA), and The Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration
An image of NGC 4449, highlighting its qualities as a
starburst galaxy. NGC 4449, an
irregular galaxy in the constellation
Canes Venatici located about 12 million light years from Earth, has a rate of
star formation twice that of the
Milky Way's satellite galaxy, the
Large Magellanic Cloud. Interactions with nearby galaxies are thought to have influenced this star formation.Photograph: NASA, ESA, A. Aloisi (STScI/ESA), and The Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration