Galaxy Zoo Talk

Need help identifying what this object is?

  • Fenrir1184 by Fenrir1184

    When I came across this image I thought it was a smooth galaxy, am I correct in this assumption?

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    Hi Fenrir1184 and welcome to the Zoo

    The central object does look smooth, but it isn't a galaxy. It's a foreground star from our galaxy. Sometimes the software mistakes a star for a galaxy. So, Star/artifact would have been the correct classification.

    Thanks for participating and happy hunting ! 😄

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