Subject: AGZ00037zq
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by suelaine
#What is this? #starforming areas on edges of an #elliptical galaxy
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by ElisabethB moderator
This is definitely not an elliptical galaxy.I'd go for a disturbed, barred spiral with star forming areas.
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Looks like a distorted barred spiral. Perhaps the red dot is a partner object causing disruption?
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by ElisabethB moderator
The red dot is a foreground star from our galaxy. No connection with the central galaxy.
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by ekristia
asymmetrical
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