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Subject: AGS00002a9

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  • cnemeth by cnemeth

    Are these galaxies related/merging, or independent?

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    Looking at the distortion it is safe to say it is a merger.

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  • TYCEwa by TYCEwa

    #fusion, interaction from galaxy

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  • zutopian by zutopian

    QS #merger

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  • Steve_Hayes by Steve_Hayes

    #merger, a spiral galaxy merging with an elliptical galaxy . Would these coalesce into a larger spiral galaxy?

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  • SethP2343 by SethP2343

    I can understand one band coming towards the second galaxy during a merger, but what would cause the second, longer band to appear?

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  • Oktem by Oktem

    possibly a stronger gravitational pull from beyond the frame

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  • bj568 by bj568

    I think you're right. It looks like the spiral is being torn apart.

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  • game-weaver by game-weaver

    its called a magnetor. check out some pictures in google you'll know what i mean. i'm guessing there is a strong black hole in that area

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  • JeanTate by JeanTate

    @game-weaver et al: this is two interacting disk galaxies, a 'merger' The thin line-like features are 'tidal tails', produced by gravity

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  • Bjergsen by Bjergsen

    Object just above the spiral galaxy could be absorbing the upper arm, or interfering with it.

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  • AmnesiDC by AmnesiDC

    If they are merging, why is only one of them being pulled apart? Could it be the smaller one is way behind the other, not affecting it?

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  • masterofreal by masterofreal

    Maybe it's caused by the bigger size of the black hole in the center of the eliptical galaxy? And I also think it will form one big galaxy

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  • HalDew by HalDew

    I think that the long one is travelling just past the other, causing an elongation of both its arms because of a high rotation speed

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