Analyzing the Pieces of a Warped Galaxy

ESA/NASA/JPL-Caltech/Keck/SMA2010-11-04

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

This image composite shows a warped and magnified view of a galaxy discovered by the Herschel Space Observatory, one of five such galaxies uncovered by the infrared telescope. The galaxy, referred to as SDP 81 is the yellow dot in the left image.

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Title: Analyzing the Pieces of a Warped Galaxy
Creator: ESA/NASA/JPL-Caltech/Keck/SMA
Date Created: 2010-11-04
Rights: JPL

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