How will you classify this one?

by Smofe

This one is a little bit difficult for me. I would say that this is one glaxy, no mergon or tidals, with a brigt star forming area and no spiral arms. Just irregular form. Is this correct?

Posted January 29, 2018 8:53 AM
by Budgieye moderator

This is a tricky one. It might be simple, or it may be a complicated mixture of various things. If many people classify different ways, it means that the galaxy is difficult, and so it must be interesting.

I will put in

Objects that need more research https://talk.galaxyzoo.org/#/boards/BGZ0000004/discussions/DGZ0000ycq

The yellow colour is unusual

http://skyservice.pha.jhu.edu/DR9/ImgCutout/getjpeg.aspx?ra=217.7290124&dec=-1.5273846&scale=0.049515875&width=512&height=512&opt=&query=

http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr9/en/tools/explore/obj.asp?ra=217.72901119&dec=-1.5273841

The hydrogen beta peak must mean that something is quite hot there.

http://legacysurvey.org/viewer?ra=217.7288&dec=-1.5275&zoom=16&layer=decals-dr5

Posted January 29, 2018 1:00 PM