NGC 1087 is a barred intermediate galaxy 63 million light years away in the constellation of Cetus.
In this image the galaxy is seen set against a diverse range of background galaxies.
The galaxy has a very small bar and core with many irregular features in the galaxy disk.
The spiral arm structure is not very clear and there are a number of narrow dust lanes running throughout the disk.
While most barred spirals have a burst of star formation due to the gravity of the center pulling in gases and then followed by a progressive decay; NGC 1087 has evidence of new star formation which has caused it to be a subject of study for astronomers.
Imaged in LRGB on my Planewave CDK 1000 at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile.
Image acquisition and processing: Mike Selby