¿two galaxie cores merging or going away?
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chiricahua
I think this objects are two galaxies merging or going away after a close encounter.I can see an arm of debris located beetween the two cores,making a big curve.One of the cores is bigger than the other one.Thanks
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trouille
scientist, moderator, admin
Hard to say for sure. Might be a first time moving towards one another as a merger, since there aren't clear streams/tidal arms. But it could be that those streams/tidal arms are too faint to see.
Just watched a beautiful hubble cast about Galaxy Mergers. Might help shed light on this question. Also just a great introduction to galactic mergers. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcDreUAsBmw
Thank you for classifying!!
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