Central feature

• by bundrew

  The central feature looks oddly like a #bar feature. Could it be #merging galactic nuclei? Maybe a transition from #barredspiral to an #elliptical?

  Posted October 22, 2015 4:00 AM

• by Capella05 moderator in response to bundrew's comment.

  This is one of the Illustris simulated galaxies, I think it is also meant to be a bar - it does look rather distended!

  Posted October 22, 2015 9:41 AM