Subject: AGZ0008cr6

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• by phoebemeow

  What is the bright orange-red dot? Also, Can someone explain how this galaxy is classified?

  Posted February 4, 2016 8:32 PM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  The red dot is a foreground star from our galaxy.The galaxy is a simulate galaxy from the Illustris data set. See http://tinyurl.com/o2j34ky

  Posted February 4, 2016 8:33 PM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  As for the central galaxy : I'd go for a very disturbed barred spiral, merging with the smaller one at the bottom.

  Posted February 4, 2016 8:34 PM