Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Sextans (Sex)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3156  ·  NGC 3165  ·  NGC 3166  ·  NGC 3169
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NGC 3169 and NGC 3166, Christer Strandh
NGC 3169 and NGC 3166
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NGC 3169 and NGC 3166

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NGC 3169 and NGC 3166, Christer Strandh
NGC 3169 and NGC 3166
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NGC 3169 and NGC 3166

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NGC 3166 (the lower) and NGC 3169 (the upper) are two spiral galaxies trapped in a death spiral. As these two galaxies begin to merge, they are starting to be pulled apart. The faint wisps surrounding NGC 3169 are its outer spiral arms being pulled off. Eventually these two galaxies will merge to form a single galaxy.

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NGC 3169 and NGC 3166, Christer Strandh

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