This is a galaxy, even though SkyServer says NO.
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As with so many of the objects from SDSS, SkyServer says this object has no spectra. It's surely a galaxy--so shouldn't it have one?
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by JeanTate
SDSS did take lots of spectra, mostly of galaxies. However, there are far more galaxies in the ~14,000 square degrees it imaged than the survey could possibly take spectra of! So they had to make some hard choices. I guess this was one - very #beautiful #bulgeless (?) #spiral - that lucked out 😦
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