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Hubble Sees Cassiopeia's Unusual Resident

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This cosmic beauty lies some 38 million light-years away in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia (The Seated Queen).
While NGC 278 may look serene, it is anything but. The galaxy is currently undergoing an immense burst of star formation. This flurry of activity is shown by the unmistakable blue-hued knots speckling the galaxy's spiral arms, each of which marks a clump of hot newborn stars.
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NGC 278 (also UGC 528, PGC 3051, CGCG 550-16, MCG +08-02-016, IRAS 00492 +4716, 2MASXJ00520430 +4733019, GC 158) is a magnitude +11.5 spiral galaxy located over 38.5 million light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia.

The galaxy was discovered by German-English astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Windsor Road, Slough, on the 11th December 1786. 
It can be observed with telescopes of 120-150mm aperture, about 2.5 degrees west of the star Phi Andromedae, as a fuzzy star, devoid of details. The arms are tightly wrapped and the core is very large and bright.

Right Ascension 00h 52m 04.3s, Declination +47° 33' 02"

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