Time bomb

• by NubiaDeLaTorre

  Any idea how long it will take for these galaxies to merge?

  Posted June 6, 2016 10:31 PM

• by Budgieye moderator

  If they are within a million light years of each other, they may merge in a billion years. The spiral may be closer to us than it is to the edgeon galaxy. You can estimate their distances using these tools.

  Find out more information about the galaxy I have classified? http://talk.galaxyzoo.org/#/boards/BGZ0000005/discussions/DGZ0000lv2

  7.3 Measure distance http://talk.galaxyzoo.org/#/boards/BGZ0000001/discussions/DGZ0000wrb?page=7&comment_id=53d8bb6c0d43f776b00010af

  Posted June 7, 2016 9:51 AM