Galaxy Zoo Talk

Weird Shaped galaxy ?

  • Toromis by Toromis

    In which category would you put that object ? Looks like an arrow ....

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    Hi Toromis and welcome to the Zoo

    This is a barred spiral galaxy.

    See the full color image (image rotated)

    The "arrow" is made up of active star forming areas in the galaxy and they show up in the B/W image. The spiral arms are too faint to be seen in the B/W image.

    enter image description here

    Happy hunting !

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  • Toromis by Toromis

    That makes sense. Thank you for your help.

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