Evropská jižní observatoř

Kategorie: Galaxie, Zpět na celou fotogalerii.

Popis (v anglickém jazyce):

Colour composite image of a triplet of galaxies which make up part of the Hickson Compact Group HCG 90. The galaxies in the image are NGC 7173 (top), NGC 7174 (lower left) and NGC 7176 (lower right), the size of the image is about 5.3 arcminutes. The image is based on data obtained with the VLT FORS1 with B, V, and R filters. NGC 7173 and 7176 are elliptical galaxies, while NGC 7174 is a spiral galaxy with a disturbed dust lane.

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