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NGC 2207 and IC 2163 Colliding Galaxies, Daniel Stern
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NGC 2207 and IC 2163 Colliding Galaxies

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NGC 2207 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 80 million light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. It's a member of the interacting NGC 2207/IC 2163 galaxy pair. The system is known for its remarkable tidal interactions, which have distorted and disrupted the shapes of both galaxies. The interaction has triggered intense star formation activity, resulting in numerous young, massive star clusters. The most striking feature of NGC 2207 is the presence of long, sweeping tidal tails that extend for tens of thousands of light-years. These tails are made up of gas, dust, and stars that have been stripped away from the galaxies due to their gravitational interaction. It is believed that this intense interaction is responsible for triggering the formation of new stars. NGC 2207 and IC 2163 are only in the first stage of colliding and merging.  In about a billion years they are expected to merge and become an elliptical galaxy or perhaps a disk galaxy.

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NGC 2207 and IC 2163 Colliding Galaxies, Daniel Stern