NGC 5398

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This ultraviolet image of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 5398 was taken during June 7th 2003 as part of the GALEX nearby galaxy survey. This galaxy is located 60 Million light years away from the Earth. This picture is a combination of GALEX images taken with the FUV (colored blue) and NUV detectors (colored red).

Star formation, which is traced by ultraviolet emission measured by GALEX, appears concentrated in two bright regions of this galaxy.

The red stars in this image are foreground stars in our own Milky Way galaxy. Posted on: 18 Apr, 2005

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