Look at a picture of a galaxy that looks like ours

NGC 5921 is located in the constellation Serpens in the northern celestial hemisphere.The snake is the only one of 88

of the modern constellations, consisting of two unrelated regions, Serpens KaputThese two areas translate to Serpent's Head and Serpent's Tail.

Galaxy NGC 5921 is located in the constellation Serpens in the northern celestial hemisphere

NGC 5921 was discovered by William Herschel on May 1, 1786. In February 2001, a Type II supernova, SN 2001X, was discovered in NGC 5921.

The object is about 80 million light-years away.Similarities between NGC 5921 and the Milky Way, both have a prominent streak that intersects them.

It is believed that about half of all spiral galaxies contain bands: they influencehost galaxies, activate star formation and change the motion of stars and interstellar gas.

Earlier Hubble took a photograph of a galaxy in which a bright core is hidden: you can view the photograph at the link. 

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