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https://pbase.com/martinasc1/image/171216817/original.jpg IC 1613 is an irregular dwarf galaxy, 2.3 million light years from earth. There is little dust associated with it which enables many background galaxies to be seen through it. IC 1613 helped astronomers work out how to utilize variable stars...

IC 1613 IC 1613 is an irregular dwarf galaxy, 2.3 million light years from earth. There is little dust associated with it which enables many background galaxies to be seen through it. IC 1613 helped astronomers work out how to utilize variable stars to determine the expansion rate of the universe. I...