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IIZw96, John Bozeman

IIZw96

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IIZw96, John Bozeman

IIZw96

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Description

The object ZW II 96 (also II Zw 96) is a pair of galaxies that are merging. It is in the constellation Delphinus, about 500 million light-years from Earth. The shape of the merging galaxies is unusual; a number of powerful young starburst regions hang as long, threadlike structures between the main galaxy cores. The system is relatively luminous, but has not yet reached the late stage of coalescence that is the norm for most ultraluminous systems.

NIRCAM data from the James Webb Space Telescope MAST Pipeline. Release Date: 2022-10-08

Color Mapped:
Red-F444W
Green-F356W
Blue-F200W/F150W

Processed with FITS Liberator, PixInsight, and Photoshop 2022.

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IIZw96, John Bozeman