Strange pair or trio
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Hello everyone! This is my first experience. Does anyone know, what it is? How many galaxies are there on the picture? Is it a jet next to them? Thanks!
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by zoob1172
Simulated galaxy from Illustris http://www.illustris-project.org/ the site has information about the project
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by ElisabethB moderator
Hi Irina_Golsteva and welcome to the Zoo
The two galaxies in the centre are clearly interacting. Nice #merger ! Not sure if the disturbed edge on spiral at two o'clock is part o f this merger. But since it is disturbed, this is certainly a possibility.
The galaxy at 5 o'clock is probably not interacting with the galaxies in the centre of the image (it really doesn't look disturbed).
And there are a number of other faint and/or small galaxies in this images.
Hope this helps and happy hunting ! 😄
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