Galaxy Cluster Abell 2261
April 17

Galaxy Cluster Abell 2261

Observed in 2011

The giant elliptical galaxy in the center of this image is the most massive and brightest member of galaxy cluster Abell 2261. More than a million light-years wide, the galaxy is about 10 times bigger than our Milky Way galaxy.

Image credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Space Telescope