Not sure how to classify this
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by aleeivel
Does the orange star count as merging? Doesn't really look like it but not sure
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by ElisabethB moderator
Hi aleeivei and welcome to the Zoo
The orange object is indeed a foreground star from our galaxy so it is impossible that it is interacting/merging with the central galaxy.
Happy hunting !
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by zoob1172
Simulated galaxy from Illustris
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