Galaxy Zoo Talk

Star or galaxy?

  • ele_na by ele_na

    I am not exactly sure,of what this is. Does someone know?

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  • Budgieye by Budgieye moderator

    You are looking at the internal structure of a spiral galaxy which is either in the process of reforming a spiral after a collision, or turning into an elliptical.

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    Some people will classify as no bar, and some as bar, and some as no spiral, 1 arm or possibly two. Lots of conflicting opinions indicates that the galaxy won't fit neatly into one category.

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    http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr8/en/tools/explore/obj.asp?id=1237655370366189741

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