... NGC 1427A: Galaxy in Motion . ... Credit: Hubble Heritage Team ( AURA / STScI ), ESA , NASA Explanation: In this tantalizing image , young blue star clusters and pink star-forming regions abound in NGC 1427A, a galaxy in motion. The small irregular galaxy's swept back outline points toward the top of this picture from the Hubble Space Telescope - and that is indeed the direction NGC 1427A is moving as it travels toward the center of the Fornax cluster of galaxies, some 62 million light-years away. ...