Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Corvus (Crv)  ·  Contains:  Antennae Galaxies  ·  NGC 4038  ·  NGC 4039
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NGC4038 - The Antennae Galaxy, Alessandro Cavallaro
NGC4038 - The Antennae Galaxy
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NGC4038 - The Antennae Galaxy

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NGC4038 - The Antennae Galaxy, Alessandro Cavallaro
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NGC4038 - The Antennae Galaxy

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The Antennae Galaxies (also known as NGC 4038/NGC 4039 or Caldwell 60/Caldwell 61) are a pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Corvus. They are currently going through a starburst phase, in which the collision of clouds of gas and dust, with entangled magnetic fields, causes rapid star formation. They were discovered by William Herschel in 1785.

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NGC4038 - The Antennae Galaxy, Alessandro Cavallaro