Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Camelopardalis (Cam)  ·  Contains:  IC 2184
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IC 2184 - Cosmic "Flying V" of Merging Galaxies, gigiastro
IC 2184 - Cosmic "Flying V" of Merging Galaxies, gigiastro

IC 2184 - Cosmic "Flying V" of Merging Galaxies

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IC 2184 - Cosmic "Flying V" of Merging Galaxies, gigiastro
IC 2184 - Cosmic "Flying V" of Merging Galaxies, gigiastro

IC 2184 - Cosmic "Flying V" of Merging Galaxies

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Description

Probably an interacting pair of galaxies seen almost edge-on,

168 million light-years away (For H0 = 69.6)

A region of vigorous star formation, well

visible in images of PanSTARRS-1 and Hubble S.T.,

is what I call "Snail tentacle"

(PanSTARRS-1:

http://ps1images.stsci.edu/cgi-bin/ps1cutouts?pos=IC+2184)

Drizzle x2 integration

Cropped

Unguided

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IC 2184 - Cosmic "Flying V" of Merging Galaxies, gigiastro