File:Hubble Interacting Galaxy 2MASX J09133888-1019196 (2008-04-24).jpg
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DescriptionHubble Interacting Galaxy 2MASX J09133888-1019196 (2008-04-24).jpg |
2MASX J09133888-1019196 comprises two interacting galaxies that are both disturbed by gravitational interaction. The wide separation of the pair - approximately 130,000 light-years - suggests that the galaxies are just beginning to merge. Together the two galaxies form an ultra-luminous infrared system, which is unusual for the early stages of an interaction. One possible explanation is that the one or both of the components have already experienced a merger or interaction. Giant black holes lurk at the cores of both galaxies, which are found in the constellation of Hydra, the Sea Serpent, about 700 million light-years away from Earth. This image is part of a large collection of 59 images of merging galaxies taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and released on the occasion of its 18th anniversary on 24th April 2008.
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Source | http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2008/16/image/am/ (direct link) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Author | NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, and A. Evans (University of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook University) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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