ARG0000sxx spiral z 0. 028 SDSS J131206.26+461146.1 & south at a arm is z 0. 0. 038 SDSS J131205.86+461136.2

• by A1001

  radio source SDSS J131206.26+461146.1

  

  Posted August 25, 2017 5:00 PM

• by JeanTate in response to A1001's comment.

  Another cool object! 😃

  The main (most obvious) galaxy is a somewhat inclined SAb or SAbc spiral; its nucleus is zsp 0.028 SDSS J131206.26+461146.1, and the SDSS pipeline classes it, spectroscopic-wise, as an AGN:

  

  The other main object seems to be a galaxy, the nucleus of which may be zph 0.038±0.013 SDSS J131205.86+461136.2 (the blue circles show just how badly the SDSS photometric pipeline smashes the main galaxy into pieces):

  

  But is this an interacting, or overlapping, pair?

  ETA: I posted this in the Potential Hubble data opportunity - help us collect the strangest objects! thread in GZ Talk.

  Posted August 28, 2017 7:05 PM