Galaxy shaking itself to pieces

• by GRaff1882

  This galaxy seems very disturbed, although the source is not obvious to me. Quite spectacular though.

  Posted September 28, 2012 12:00 AM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  I agree, very disturbed.
  Maybe this is how the merging galaxies look like !
  Incredible pîc though

  Posted September 28, 2012 12:02 AM

• by pmj

  A Simbad search says that this is Mrk 334, a Seyfert 1 Galaxy with a highly active core.

  Posted September 28, 2012 1:14 AM

• by elizabeth_s

  cool yes MRK 0334 other ID"s IV Zw 001 UGC 00006 I am thinking possible @polar ring galaxy

  Posted September 28, 2012 10:04 AM

• by Budgieye moderator

  also #UGC6 and #VV806 as well as #Mrk334
  There is a paper about it, and it only!
  3D spectroscopy of merger Seyfert galaxy Mrk 334: nuclear starburst, superwind and the circumnuclear cavern
  A.A. Smirnova, A.V. Moiseev
  http://arxiv.org/pdf/0909.2102v1.pdf
  final stage of #merger
  A #wind causes #starformation area near the nucleus that is more energetic than the #Seyfert1 #AGN
  They traced the path of the smaller colliding galaxy, and it punched a hole in the bigger one.

  Posted November 1, 2012 8:38 AM