NASA shares stunning images of small spiral galaxy that was discovered 126 years ago

NASA's Hubble Telescope captured this image of spiral galaxy IC 1954 which is located in the Horologium constellation. This galaxy is about 45 million light-years away and was first discovered in 126 years ago in 1896. 

The M74 galaxy, also known as NGC 628, is a grand-design spiral galaxy that is viewed almost face-on from Earth.

This dwarf galaxy, also known as UGCA 307, is located about 26 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Corvus.

IRAS 03300 - 5204 is a small spiral galaxy with a bright bar in the center and spiral arms with dark dust clouds. It is estimated to be 45 million light-years away and have a diameter of around 20,000 light-years.

NASA captured this stunning image of M51 which is a spiral galaxy, about 30 million light years away, that is in the process of merging with a smaller galaxy seen to its upper left.

NASA has unveiled that numerous glowing pink spots has been seen across IC 1954's disk, indicating areas of active star formation.

Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) used a variety of imaging techniques to capture the color image of the spiral galaxy IC 1954.

Credit: NASA