The Antennae Galaxies (also known as NGC 4038/NGC 4039 or Caldwell 60/Caldwell 61) are a pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Corvus. They...
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starburst galaxies are in the midst of a merger or close encounter with another galaxy. Starburst galaxies include M82, NGC 4038/NGC 4039 (the Antennae Galaxies)...
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galaxy. The larger galaxy in the Antennae Galaxies pair. Starburst galaxy A blazar. Major axis refers to the visible stellar axis of the host galaxy....
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a spiral galaxy. It is estimated that there are between 200 billion (2×1011) to 2 trillion galaxies in the observable universe. Most galaxies are 1,000...
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NGC 4676, or the Mice Galaxies, are two spiral galaxies in the constellation Coma Berenices. About 290 million light-years distant, they have begun the...
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interacting galaxies with a feather-like galaxy crossing a companion galaxy. Antennae Galaxies NGC 4038 & NGC 4039 are a pair of interacting galaxies in the...
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following is a list of notable galaxies. There are about 51 galaxies in the Local Group (see list of nearest galaxies for a complete list), on the order...
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of colliding galaxies with dramatically distorted shapes, known as the Antennae Galaxies. Although ALMA did not observe the entire galaxy merger, the result...
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NGC 4038 Group (redirect from NGC 4038 group of galaxies)
galaxies in the constellations Corvus and Crater. The group may contain between 13 and 27 galaxies. The group's best known galaxies are the Antennae Galaxies...
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The Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies is a catalog of peculiar galaxies produced by Halton Arp in 1966. A total of 338 galaxies are presented in the atlas, which...
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first galaxies, the way galaxies change over time, and the processes that have generated the variety of structures observed in nearby galaxies. Galaxy formation...
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Andromeda–Milky Way collision (category Interacting galaxies)
between the two largest galaxies in the Local Group—the Milky Way (which contains the Solar System and Earth) and the Andromeda Galaxy. The stars involved...
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the spiral arms of a spiral galaxy or a pair of galaxies undergoing collision and merger (such as the Antennae Galaxies). These stars illuminate any...
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gravitational interactions between galaxies and the friction between the gas and dust have major effects on the galaxies involved, but the exact effects...
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chemical formula C60, also known as a buckyball Caldwell 60, one of the Antennae Galaxies in the constellation Corvus Corydoras osteocarus, a freshwater catfish...
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Galactic tide (category Interacting galaxies)
examples of collisions producing tidal tails are the Mice Galaxies and the Antennae Galaxies. Just as the Moon raises two water tides on opposite sides...
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during galaxy mergers such as the Antennae Galaxies. In the case of mergers, the starburst can either be local or galaxy-wide depending on the galaxies and...
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Timeline of the early universe (section Galaxy epoch)
of spiral galaxies leads to the creation of Antennae Galaxies. Whirlpool Galaxy collides with NGC 5195 forming a present connected galaxy system. HD...
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catalogue is an astronomical catalogue of 109 star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies for observation by amateur astronomers. The list was compiled by Patrick...
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their reproduction of the Antennae galaxies that gave them the greatest pleasure. In 1977 Toomre suggested that elliptical galaxies are the remnants of the...
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astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. Other objects in the catalogue can be found in the other subpages of the...
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NGC 520 (redirect from Colliding Galaxies NGC 520)
second-brightest very disturbed galaxy in the sky, and it is as bright in the infrared and radio bands as the Antennae Galaxies. Simulations indicate this...
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Tidal tail (category Interacting galaxies)
Tadpole Galaxy and the Mice Galaxies. Tidal forces can eject a significant amount of a galaxy's gas into the tail; within the Antennae Galaxies, for example...
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NGC 4567 and NGC 4568 (redirect from Siamese Twins Galaxies)
NGC 4567. Wikimedia Commons has media related to NGC 4568. Antennae Galaxies Eyes Galaxies NASA no longer uses the "Siamese Twins" terms due to perceived...
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NGC 6872 (redirect from Condor Galaxy)
its interaction with IC 4970. Antennae Galaxies NGC 2207 and IC 2163 NGC 5090 and NGC 5091 Various other spiral galaxies such as Malin 1 and UGC 2885 have...
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NGC 2207 and IC 2163 (category Intermediate spiral galaxies)
merging with IC 2163. But unlike the Antennae or the Mice Galaxies, they are still two separate spiral galaxies. They are only in the first step of colliding...
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group of galaxies across Corvus and Crater. The group may contain between 13 and 27 galaxies. The best-known member is the Antennae peculiar galaxy, located...
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ESO 510-G13 (redirect from Warped galaxy)
article Galaxy formation and evolution under the Spiral galaxy heading. This galaxy was examined by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2001. Antennae Galaxies Centaurus...
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NGC 4656 and NGC 4657 (redirect from Hockey Stick Galaxies)
"super-outburst" was discovered in NGC 4656/57 on March 21, 2005. Antennae Galaxies R. W. Sinnott, ed. (1988). The Complete New General Catalogue and...
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