Click the image above for about 30% size

 

Catalogue and alternative designations NGC 1672

 

Type Galaxy 
Position 04 45.7, -59 15
Constellation Dorado
Camera and Telescope 2.4m Hubble Space Telescope using Advanced Camera for Surveys 
Focal Ratio
Exposure Details RGB using Hubble ACS data. Red assigned to a combination of 658nm and 814nm, Green to 555nm and blue to 435nm
Description

A fairly bright galaxy about 5' x 5' in size and magnitude 9.8

The data used in this image is based on observations made with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, and obtained from the Hubble Legacy Archive, which is a collaboration between the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI/NASA), the Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility (ST-ECF/ESA) and the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre (CADC/NRC/CSA).