Radio Galaxy Zoo Talk

Might this be a spiral?

  • Cardiffian by Cardiffian

    Very small radio source with what might be a spiral arm at the bottom of the infrared image.

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  • JeanTate by JeanTate in response to Cardiffian's comment.

    Yes, this is an interacting/merging system (zsp 0.029 SDSS J132916.21+530455.1); here it is as seen by SDSS:

    enter image description here

    It has many names, perhaps the oldest of which is NGC 5201

    Hope this helps, and happy hunting! 😃

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  • Cardiffian by Cardiffian

    Thanks, hope I'm lucky enough to spot some more!

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