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Interacting galaxies NGC 5090-5091 in Centaurus

author: ESO/Novapix

reference: a-gax50-90001

Image Size 300 DPI: 17 * 17 cm

NGC 5090 is an elliptical galaxy interacting with the spiral galaxy NGC 5091. Both are located at about 150 million light-years away. Image taken with ANTU telescope (VLT) on March 29 1999.

Keywords for this photo:

1999 - ANTU - ASTRONOMY - CENTAURUS - ELLIPTICAL GALAXY - GALAXY - INTERACTING - NGC 5090 - NGC 5091 - SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE - SPIRAL GALAXY - STAR - VERY LARGE TELESCOPE - VLT -