ARG00032yd A flyby of radio galaxies south SDSS J131500.61+100032.9 & north SDSS J131500.11+100142.6 ?

• by 1001G

  

  Posted December 16, 2015 6:11 PM

• by JeanTate in response to 1001G's comment.

  Also very nice! 😃

  Essentially the same redshift, and both galaxies show clear signs of 'disturbance', so yes, very likely some kind of encounter. However, I'm not sure it's a flyby; it could be the first pass of what will end as a merger ...

  Posted December 17, 2015 12:02 PM