Hoag's Object, ring galaxy with 8 billion stars

Hoag's Object, ring galaxy with 8 billion stars
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Hoag's Object is an unusual ring galaxy in the constellation of Serpens Caput. It is named after Arthur Hoag, who discovered it in 1950 and identified it as either a planetary nebula or a peculiar galaxy. The galaxy has approximately eight billion stars, and is roughly 120,000 light years across.

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