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NGC 6090 - a Pair of Spiral Galaxies

NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team STScI/AURA-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, A. Evans University of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook University, and G. Ostlin Stockholm University2008-04-24

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NGC 6090 is a beautiful pair of spiral galaxies with an overlapping central region and two long tidal tails formed from material ripped out of the galaxies by gravitational interaction. This image is from NASA Hubble Space Telescope.

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  • Title: NGC 6090 - a Pair of Spiral Galaxies
  • Creator: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team STScI/AURA-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, A. Evans University of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook University, and G. Ostlin Stockholm University
  • Date Created: 2008-04-24
  • Rights: JPL
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