Galaxy with other objects on it or apparent

• by CandelariaObservatory

  This rare galaxy appears to be merging with another or with some gravitational bond with another object

  Posted June 26, 2015 5:01 PM

• by Budgieye moderator

  A star "photobombing" the image?

  I think the green/red objects are stars in our galaxy getting in the way, though it is hard to prove. The red, green and blue images were not stacked precisely. The galaxy has interesting blue features. A browse in NED shows that it is an source of UV light, so star formation is likely.

  in SDSS DR8

  http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr8/en/tools/explore/obj.asp?id=1237668571475542293

  and in SDSS DR7

  http://cas.sdss.org/dr7/en/tools/explore/obj.asp?id=758882758529123021

  Posted June 27, 2015 5:52 AM