NGC 1512 and its companion the dwarf galaxy NGC 1510. Image source: (1)
A spiral galaxy located about 30 million light years away in the constellation Horologium, is bright enough to be seen with amateur telescopes.
The galaxy is about 70,000 light-years in diameter, which is almost as large as our galaxy, the Milky Way. The nucleus of the galaxy is notable for its ring, which is an astonishing circle of young star clusters that extends for about 2,400 light-years in diameter.
The Hubble Space Telescope photograph shows the inner ring that surrounds the core of the spiral. The two rings are connected by a bar of bright stars and dark bands of dust.
The inner ring of NGC 1512 is imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Image source: (2)
Astronomers studying the circumnuclear ring of NGC 1512 are particularly interested in seeing how stellar formation cycles develop from the gaseous material falling into the galaxy's nucleus. Darkening of clusters due to dust appears to be an intermittent phenomenon. The clusters are either completely hidden, surrounded by their maternal clouds, or almost completely exposed.
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An ultraviolet image of NGC 1510 and NGC 1512 taken with GALEX. The image shows that NGC 1512 has spiral arms that extend well beyond its optical disk. Image source: (3)