Subject: AGZ000eljj

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by TYCEwa

#Mysterious

Posted February 8, 2017 10:27 PM
by Budgieye moderator

Blue starburst areas, we call them #blue_peas

Posted February 9, 2017 9:41 AM
by j_crawford

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pea_galaxy

Posted February 18, 2017 4:18 AM
by jeffreyhrwtz

Is this a new "GP" or one re-imaged from the old catalogue? Really fascinating wiki article via your hyperlink!

Posted February 18, 2017 7:09 AM
by Budgieye moderator

We called them blue peas, but really we should say OIII areas, or starburst areas,

Posted February 18, 2017 10:25 AM
by Budgieye moderator

3.8 Green peas, compact starburst, Blue compact starburst , OIII objects https://talk.galaxyzoo.org/#/boards/BGZ0000001/discussions/DGZ0000wrb?page=3&comment_id=53d8b93a0d43f77bb6000f98

Posted February 18, 2017 10:25 AM
by Budgieye moderator

This OIII area has a spectrum, see SkyServer, and references in NED, so has been noticed before.

Posted February 18, 2017 10:27 AM