Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Corvus (Crv)  ·  Contains:  Antennae  ·  Antennae Galaxies  ·  NGC 4027  ·  NGC 4038  ·  NGC 4039
NGC 4038/4039 - Antennae Galaxies, Yizhou Zhang
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NGC 4038/4039 - Antennae Galaxies

NGC 4038/4039 - Antennae Galaxies, Yizhou Zhang
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NGC 4038/4039 - Antennae Galaxies

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From Wiki: 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.

Getting the name because the two long tails of stars, gas and dust ejected from the galaxies as a result of the collision resemble an insect's antennae. It appears to be a lovely heart in shape to me.

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NGC 4038/4039 - Antennae Galaxies, Yizhou Zhang

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