Galaxy Zoo Talk

Strange pair or trio

  • Irina_Golsteva by Irina_Golsteva

    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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  • zoob1172 by zoob1172

    Simulated galaxy from Illustris http://www.illustris-project.org/ the site has information about the project

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  • ElisabethB 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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