Despite the galaxys size, capturing this image proved no small feat.
The Bullseye is now confirmed to have nine rings, eight of which are visible to Hubble.
Researchers confirmed the existence of the ninth ring by studying data from the W. M. Keck Observatory.
A view of LEDA 1313424, the Bullseye Galaxy, by Hubble.Image: NASA, ESA, Imad Pasha (Yale), Pieter van Dokkum (Yale)
That means the Bullseye has six more rings than any other known galaxy.
The galaxies are now about 130,000 light-years apart.
So the Bullseye isnt a perfect set of concentric circles.
An illustration comparing the size of the Milky Way to the Bullseye. Image: NASA, ESA, Ralf Crawford (STScI)
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