What is this purple feature?

• by delete_adc0630b

  A galaxy? Cloud of dust and gas?
  And is it a #merger? #Overlap?

  Posted November 10, 2012 4:47 PM

• by Budgieye moderator

  good question. It looks the colour of hot hydrogen, not an OIII object (purple pea). #voorwerpje?

  dr8
  central galaxy http://skyserver.sdss3.org/dr8/en/tools/explore/obj.asp?id=1237671168315687084

  purple thing http://skyserver.sdss3.org/dr8/en/tools/explore/obj.asp?id=1237671241331048576

  nothing in the Forum.

  dr7

  central galaxy http://cas.sdss.org/dr7/en/tools/explore/obj.asp?id=587745520106143878

  purple spot http://cas.sdss.org/dr7/en/tools/explore/obj.asp?id=587745520106143879

  nothing in the forum

  EDIT: #purple_pea

  Posted June 20, 2014 10:30 PM