Galaxy NGC 2775 continues to baffle astronomers
Andrew Paul
created: Nov. 26, 2025, 7 p.m. | updated: Dec. 4, 2025, 8:45 p.m.
Regardless of your preferred galactic organizational system, you’ll likely have difficulty describing the Hubble Space Telescope’s recent glimpse at NGC 2775.
Located 67 million light-years away in the constellation Cancer, NGC 2775 somewhat resembles an elliptical galaxy with its large, featureless center region.
So what kind of galaxy is NGC 2775, anyway?
At least some evidence suggests that NGC 2775 developed its odd shape after merging with other galaxies eons ago.
Additional observations from space telescopes will likely solve the mystery of NGC 2775 once and for all.
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