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  • Released Tuesday, October 20, 2015
  • Updated Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 12:35PM
  • ID: 11922

An image of Markarian 177 and SDSS1133 taken by the Keck II telescope (right) is shown beside the result of the galaxy merger simulation (left).

An image of Markarian 177 and SDSS1133 taken by the Keck II telescope (right) is shown beside the result of the galaxy merger simulation (left).

Twin bright spots in Markarian 177 are consistent with recent star formation, a disturbance that hints this galaxy may have merged with another.

Twin bright spots in Markarian 177 are consistent with recent star formation, a disturbance that hints this galaxy may have merged with another.

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey telescope captured this image of dwarf galaxy Markarian 177 (center) and SDSS1133 (blue).

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey telescope captured this image of dwarf galaxy Markarian 177 (center) and SDSS1133 (blue).

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Credits

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Video and simulation images courtesy of University of Maryland/L. Blecha
Keck II telescope images courtesy of W. M. Keck Observatory/M. Koss (ETH Zurich) et al.



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