Appears to be 2 Galaxies merging - looks quite different from anything else I've tried to Clasify so far.
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Not sure if warrants a discussion but I hadn't seen this layout before. Any feedback welcome, Thanks James
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KWillett
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There's a nice extension of spiral arms to the top and bottom of the main galaxy; it looks like we're seeing it almost (but not quite) edge-on. I don't think the object to the bottom is merging, since it doesn't seem to be disturbing the galaxy in the center. You could check the distances (redshifts) of the two objects from the SDSS data (linked from the Examine) page if you want to know more.
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