Arp-Madore 417-391

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Arp-Madore 417-391
AM 0417-391 Potw2247a.jpg
Image of Arp-Madore 417-391
(NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope)
Observation data
Constellation Eridanus
Distance 670 million ly
Characteristics
Type Ring galaxy
Other designations
AM 417-391

Arp-Madore 417-391 is a ring galaxy located 670 million light-years from Earth in the constellation of Eridanus.

Characteristics

This galaxy is a pair of interacting galaxies that are merging being distorted by each others gravity, forming a massive ring shape with the two cores of the galaxies located next to each other on the side of the ring. [1] [2]

References

  1. ↑ information@eso.org. "Hubble Hunts an Unusual Galaxy". www.esahubble.org. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  2. ↑ Lazaro, Enrico de (2022-11-21). "Hubble Space Telescope Observes Peculiar Galaxy Merger | Sci.News". Sci.News: Breaking Science News. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
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