Galaxy Zoo Talk

Question

  • fatha731 by fatha731

    If that is a merger then where is the buldge of the second merging galaxy? Maybe there was a gravitational interaction but no actual merging? Even the dustlane looks disturbed.

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    Here in GZ we use the word merger, even if there is only some interaction going on. Like with these two galaxies. they are both distorted, but not merged (yet).

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  • fatha731 by fatha731

    Good to know.

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