Galaxy Zoo Talk

Red star?

  • Kimmo_Sweden by Kimmo_Sweden

    On the upper part, is that a red star merging or formed as a part of that galaxy?

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    The red dot top left is most probably a foreground star from our galaxy, so it is not possible for it to interact with the central galaxy, which is so much farther away.

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