雙魚座的殼狀星系
Shell Galaxies in Pisces
來源:George Williams|發表日期:2024-11-07
這幅壯觀的星際天景以 Arp 227 為特色,它是 1966 年《奇特星系圖集》中的一個奇特星系系統。Arp 227 位於雙魚座邊界內,距離約 1 億光年,由中心左上方突出的兩個星系組成,即貝殼星系 NGC 474 和它的藍色旋臂鄰居 NGC 470 。NGC 474 上明顯的外殼和恆星流很可能是潮汐特徵,源於十多億年前另一個較小星系在近距離引力相遇時的吸積。深空影像右下方的大星系 NGC 467 似乎也被微弱的星殼和星流包圍著,這是另一個合併星系系統的證據。有趣的背景星系散佈在星域周圍,其中還包括尖尖的前景恆星。當然,這些恆星都位於我們的銀河系內。望遠鏡的視場跨度為 25 弧分,也就是天空中不到 1 / 2 度的範圍。
原文:This spectacular intergalactic skyscape features Arp 227, a curious system of galaxies from the 1966 Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies. Some 100 million light-years distant within the boundaries of the constellation Pisces, Arp 227 consists of the two galaxies prominent above and left of center, the shell galaxy NGC 474 and its blue, spiral-armed neighbor NGC 470. The readily apparent shells and star streams of NGC 474 are likely tidal features originating from the accretion of another smaller galaxy during close gravitational encounters that began over a billion years ago. The large galaxy on the bottom righthand side of the deep image, NGC 467, appears to be surrounded by faint shells and streams too, evidence of another merging galaxy system. Intriguing background galaxies are scattered around the field that also includes spiky foreground stars. Of course, those stars lie well within our own Milky Way Galaxy. The telescopic field of view spans 25 arc minutes or just under 1/2 degree on the sky.
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