NGC 541 fuels an irregular galaxy in new Hubble image - Phys.org
5/24/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 11 months ago
by Science X staff
by Science X staff
This striking pair is an elliptical galaxy NGC 541 and an unusual star-forming, irregular dwarf galaxy known as Minkowski's object (the bluish object to the lower left of NGC 541). Elliptical galaxies are nearly spherical to egg-shaped groups of stars that fo…
This striking pair is an elliptical galaxy NGC 541 and an unusual star-forming, irregular dwarf galaxy known as Minkowski's object (the bluish object to the lower left of NGC 541). Elliptical galaxie… [+1571 chars]
full article...