Hubble captures image of the Arp 274 group of galaxies
Thursday, August 25, 2011 - 10:00
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Arp 274, also known as NGC 5679, is a system of three galaxies that appear to be partially overlapping in the image, although they may be at somewhat different distances. The spiral shapes of two of these galaxies appear mostly intact. The third galaxy (to the far left) is more compact, but shows evidence of star formation.