Satellite Galaxy?
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grrower
This apparent elliptical galaxy appears to have a small satellite galaxy at about the five o'clock position. It could be an object in the forefront, but it is as hazy as the center, larger object.
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Capella05
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No way to tell without comparing the redshift (and therefore the distance!) of each object.
The larger one has a redshift value of z=0.138, nothing for the smaller one. Looks like the smaller one is classed as a foreground star - not entirely convinced of that!
Amazing what you can tell from images and numbers 😃
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