Dwarf Galaxy Kiso 5639
February 17

Dwarf Galaxy Kiso 5639

Observed in 2015

Hubble captured a firestorm of star birth lighting up one end of this dwarf galaxy. Called Kiso 5639, it is a member of a class of "tadpole" galaxies so named because of their bright heads and elongated tails.

Image credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Space Telescope