the bright yellow dot

• by varun7521

  the yellow dot does not like like a merging galaxy,can anyone tell me what that is ?
  please

  Posted March 25, 2017 5:09 PM

• by zoob1172

  star http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr9/en/tools/explore/obj.asp?id=1237673710404633072

  Posted March 25, 2017 6:27 PM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  Hi varun7521 and welcome to the Zoo

  The yellow dot is a foreground star from our galaxy, so no merger in this image.

  Happy hunting !

  Posted March 25, 2017 9:57 PM