Tag: peculiar galaxy

Centaurus A is a peculiar elliptical galaxy about 60 million light-years away, about 11 million light-years from Earth.

April 10, 2022

Also known as NGC 5128.Centaurus A. is the closest active galaxy to Earth.It was first discovered in 1826 by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop. It is the fifth brightest sky in the sky and one of the closest radio galaxies to the eyes of professional astronomers. The collision of two common galaxies has resulted in…

Arp 78 Peculiar Galaxy

March 30, 2022

This is a picture of the Arp 78 galaxy taken by the Gemini North telescope on the island of Hawaii. Arp 78 is a peculiar spiral galaxy in the constellation Aries. Peculiar galaxies are galaxies that change shape and size due to the gravitational pull of other galaxies. The name Arp is derived from the…