The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured the brilliance of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 3568.

This Hubble image shows NGC 3568, a barred spiral galaxy about 57 million light-years away in the constellation Centaurus. The color image is composed of observation results of Hubble's Wide Angle Camera 3 (WFC3) and Advanced Survey Camera (ACS) instruments in the ultraviolet, near-infrared and optical parts of the spectrum. It is based on data obtained through three filters. Color is produced by assigning a different hue to each monochrome image associated with a single filter. Image source: NASA / ESA / Hubble / M. Sun.

NGC 3568 is located in the Centaur, about 57 million light-years away.

This galaxy is also known as AGC 27752, ESO 377-20, LEDA 33952 and IRAS 11084-3710, and was discovered by the British astronomer John Herschel on April 21, 1835.

NGC 3568 is a member of the NGC 3557 group, which consists of 12 galaxies.

"In 2014, the light from the explosion of the NGC 3568 supernova reached Earth," said Hubble astronomers.

"Although most astronomical discoveries are the result of a team of professional astronomers, this supernova, known as 2014dw, was discovered by amateur astronomers in the Supernova Search at the Backyard Observatory in New Zealand."

"Dedicated amateur astronomers often make interesting discoveries-especially fleeting astronomical phenomena such as supernovae."

Hubble's observations of NGC 3568 come from a large amount of data that pave the way for the upcoming NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope for future science.

"By combining ground observations with data from the Hubble Advanced Sky Survey Camera (ACS) and Wide Angle Camera 3 (WFC3), we have built a treasure trove of data on the connection between young stars and cold gas clouds in which they form," the study The officer said.

"One of Weber's main scientific goals is to explore the life cycle of stars-especially how and where stars are born."

"Because Weber observes at infrared wavelengths, it will be able to stare through the gas and dust clouds in the star nursery and observe the embryonic stars."

"Weber's ultra-high sensitivity even allows astronomers to directly study the faint protostar core-the earliest stage of star birth."