April 16, 2014 Arp 142, a pair of interacting galaxies in Hydra Image Credit: NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Arp 142 (also known as the Penguin with Egg) is a pair of interacting galaxies, containing the upper disturbed spiral galaxy NGC 2936 – hurrying away from us with approximately 6,989 kilometers [continue reading]
April 9, 2014 MRK 1034, a galaxy pair in Triangulum Image Credit: Judy Schmidt, ESA/Hubble & NASA MRK 1034 (short for Markarian 1034) is an interacting galaxy pair that consists of two very similar spiral galaxies, named PGC 9071 (also known as Mrk 1034SW) and PGC 9074 (or Mrk 1034NE). The pair is located [continue reading]
March 18, 2014 Arp 94, two interacting galaxies in Leo Image Credit & Copyright: Ken Crawford, Rancho Del Sol Observatory Collaboration: David Martinez-Delgado (MPIA, IAC), and the Tidal Stream Survey. Arp 94 is a pair of interacting galaxies located over 50 million light-years away from the Earth in the constellation of Leo (the Lion). It [continue reading]
December 27, 2012 IC 2184, interacting galaxies in Camelopardalis Image Credit: Serge Meunier, ESA/Hubble & NASA IC 2184 is an interacting pair of galaxies, looking like a large “flying V”, located some 162 million light-years away from Earth in the faint northern constellation of Camelopardalis (The Giraffe). The pair is receding from us at about [continue reading]
December 10, 2013 NGC 454, interacting galaxies in Phoenix Image Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, and M. Stiavelli (STScI) NGC 454 is an interacting pair of galaxies which is located about 154 million light-years away from Earth in the southern constellation of Phoenix, while it is speeding away from us at approximately [continue reading]
November 29, 2013 HCG 90, a small cluster of galaxies in Piscis Austrinus Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and R. Sharples (University of Durham) Hickson Compact Group 90 (HCG 90) is a tight cluster of 16 galaxies (including many dwarf galaxies), located approximately 100 million light-years away in the southern constellation of Piscis Austrinus (the Southern [continue reading]