NGC_6090

NGC 6090

NGC 6090

Two interacting galaxies in the constellation Draco


NGC 6090 is a merging pair of spiral galaxies, 400 million light-years from the Earth, in the constellation of Draco. The cores of the two galaxies are around 10,000 light-years apart from each other, meaning that the merger is likely at its intermediate stage. Two large "tails", made of galactic material gravitationally ejected during the merger, have formed outside the main galaxies. Newly formed stars can be seen in the overlapping area.[1]

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References

  1. "Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 6090". hubblesite.org. Archived from the original on 2016-07-07. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  2. "NED results for object NGC 6090". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  3. "NGC 6090". dso-browser.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  4. "NGC 6090". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  • Media related to NGC 6090 at Wikimedia Commons




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