Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Corvus (Crv)  ·  Contains:  Antennae  ·  NGC 4038  ·  NGC 4039
Antennae Galaxies NGC 4038, 4039, Greg Allegretti
Antennae Galaxies NGC 4038, 4039
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Antennae Galaxies NGC 4038, 4039

Antennae Galaxies NGC 4038, 4039, Greg Allegretti
Antennae Galaxies NGC 4038, 4039
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Antennae Galaxies NGC 4038, 4039

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This pair of colliding galaxies (NGC 4038 and 4039) lie in the constellation of Corvus. The long tails are a product of gravity forces and are not an unusual feature of such interactions. The two are in process of merging into a single galaxy.

The galaxies lie 45 million light years distant beyond our Milky Way.

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Antennae Galaxies NGC 4038, 4039, Greg Allegretti