Galaxy Zoo Talk

What is the blue dusty structure on the above right of the galaxy?

  • schdaeff by schdaeff

    AGZ00057Z9

    Survey:SDSS

    SDSS ObjectId:1237679169305247801

    Right Ascension:21.683333927696 °

    Declination:17.2644530557252 °

    Petrosian Radius:22.07393

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  • vrooje by vrooje admin, scientist

    Looks like a faint but real #stream of blue stars, perhaps a #tidal feature.

    The SDSS data in the new Galaxy Zoo is deeper than before, so I wouldn't be surprised if more of these show up than we're used to.

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  • schdaeff by schdaeff

    Found out its UGC 1020, but couldn`t find a better quality picture of it.

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  • jstoke by jstoke

    #UGC1020 showing #starformation regions ... maybe those are spiral arms forming, I don't know. If it is a tidal feature, the gravitational object is not visible or named, it would appear.

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