Twin Galaxies in a Gravitational Embrace
Illustration of the orbits of NGC 5426-27 from “The Isolated Interacting Galaxy Pair NGC 5426/27 (Arp 271)” Astronomy & Astrophysics Vol. 415, pg. 451-469 by I. Fuentes-Carrera et al. (2004)
Credit:NOIRLab
About the Image
Id: | gemini0805b |
Type: | Artwork |
Release date: | June 26, 2008, 8 p.m. |
Related releases: | gemini0805 |
Size: | 500 x 666 px |
About the Object
Category: | Galaxies |