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Nighttime Sky View of Future Galaxy Merger: 7 Billion Years
The merged galaxies form a huge elliptical galaxy, its bright core dominating the nighttime sky. Scoured of dust and gas, the newly merged elliptical galaxy no longer makes stars and no nebulae appear in the sky. The aging starry population is no longer concentrated along a plane...
- Date
- Jan 1, 2012
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2012-20-3033-image
The merged galaxies form a huge elliptical galaxy, its bright core dominating the nighttime sky. Scoured of dust and gas, the newly merged elliptical galaxy no longer makes stars and no nebulae appear in the sky. The aging starry population is no longer concentrated along a plane, but instead fills an ellipsoidal volume.
Credits
Science Illustration: NASA, ESA, Z. Levay and R. van der Marel (STScI), T. Hallas, and A. MellingerImage Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | M31, NGC 224, Andromeda Galaxy |
| R.A. Position | 00h 42m 44.0s |
| Dec. Position | 41° 16' 8.99" |
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