Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

NGC 1316: After Galaxies Collide

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 22, 1999 is “NGC 1316: After Galaxies Collide,” an image. It is credited to Credit: C. Grillmair (IPAC/Caltech) et al., WFPC2, HST, NASA. The original explanation runs about 126 words.

NGC 1316: After Galaxies Collide
Credit: C. Grillmair (IPAC/Caltech) et al., WFPC2, HST, NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Astronomers turn detectives when trying to figure out the cause of unusual sites like NGC 1316 . A preliminary inspection indicates that NGC 1316 is an enormous elliptical galaxy that started devouring a smaller spiral galaxy neighbor about 100 million years ago.”

— APOD editors, February 22, 1999

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
February 22, 1999
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: C. Grillmair (IPAC/Caltech) et al., WFPC2, HST, NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 126 words

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GalaxiesStar clusters

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