Train wreck of galaxies

• by PDXDave

  This galactic intersection needs a traffic cop!

  Posted September 19, 2012 12:12 PM

• by JeanTate

  Lovely isn't it! #Wow It may be already catalogued, as a Hickson Compact Group

  Posted September 19, 2012 2:31 PM

• by JKD

  as the 4 spots next to the center galaxy are so even distributed, it might be a lens effect of 2 systems perfectly in one line #lens

  Posted September 19, 2012 5:51 PM

• by PDXDave

  I hadn't even noticed the symmetry of the four surrounding objects.

  Posted September 19, 2012 8:37 PM

• by klmasters scientist, admin

  I think the symmetry is just a coincidence (top one is a star, other 3 galaxies). Looks like a close group of galaxies to me.

  Posted September 20, 2012 12:29 PM

• by klmasters scientist, admin

  Well from NED it's IC 1370 at z=0.05. Not a Hickson group it would seem, but definitely identified as an interesting group before. Zwicky has it in one of his papers on groups. 😃

  Posted September 20, 2012 12:31 PM

• by Capella05 moderator

  Just tagging to remove from collection #no_lens.

  Posted October 17, 2014 12:03 PM