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Merging Galaxies

  • mhollister1121 by mhollister1121

    This appears to be two elliptical galaxies merging. The smaller one on the left is red in color which leads to it being an elliptical galaxy. They are very close together however this does not necessarily mean that they are merging however the irregular shape of the white larger galaxy suggests that they may be merging.

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    Hi mhollister1121 and welcome to the Zoo

    This is definitely not a merger, sorry. The central object is a galaxy, but the small round one is a foreground star from our galaxy, so a merger is just not possible.

    Happy hunting ! 😄

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