
Really. You can came it. It has no name. It is a tiny galaxy in a photo of another tiny galaxy, ESO-325-G004, which is itself a tiny speck 450 million light years from Earth in a cluster of galaxies called Abell S0740, which are a cluster of tiny specks in the southern hemisphere constellation of Centaurus. To the left and center you can see even smaller galaxies. Here's few more cuties from the same tiny speck of sky.

The bright objects with cross-hair points are very small stars in our own galaxy that happen to be in the field of view. Here's another:


These photos were taken with the Hubble Space Telescope, which in my opinion is the best investment of tax dollars the U.S. has ever made.
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