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Low Res.（ 68.4 KB） / Mid Res（1.17 MB） / High Res.( 9.94 MB） A wide variety of galaxy interactions exist in the Universe. NGC 5366, the face-on galaxy at the top of the image, and PGC 49574, the edge-on galaxy at the bottom, are a rare pair of interacting galaxies located in the constellation Virgo. In addition to the difference in galactic disk inclination, the two galaxies show contrasting colors. In NGC 5366, star-forming regions appear blue, while in PGC 49574, the dark dust lane of the galactic disk looks reddish. The gravitational interaction between these galaxies has created the widely extended tail-like structures. (Credit: NAOJ; Image provided by Masayuki Tanaka) 【Distance from Earth】About 420 million light-years 【Instrument】Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC) |
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