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Hoag's Object: A Nearly Perfect Ring Galaxy

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing: Benoit Blanco

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A nearly perfect circular ring of blue stars is seen against a dark field of small background galaxies. In the center of the ring is a ball of yellow stars.
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