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Name the new dwarf spheroidal galaxy discovered by astronomers from Italy, the UK, Germany and the United States, using Hubble Space Telescope, on 31st January 2019?
A
Jincig 1
B
Bedin 1
C
Nostro 1
D
Ginnie 1
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bedin I is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy located in the constellation Pavo. It is situated around 28.38 million light-years from Earth, behind the globular cluster NGC 6752.

Detailed explanation-2: -NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured a detailed image of the tiny galaxy HIPASS J1131–31, nicknamed the “Peekaboo Galaxy,” despite its proximity to a bright foreground star.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hubble’s Impact Among its famous observations is the Hubble Ultra Deep field, the deepest image of the universe ever made at visible and near-infrared wavelengths, and revealed over 10,000 galaxies in a small patch of sky.

Detailed explanation-4: -The galaxies in question are GLASS-z12, shining 350 million years after the Big Bang, and another dating back to 450 million years, discovered after just four days of analysis as part of the Grism Lens-Amplified Survey from Space, or GLASS, observing program.

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