πŸ“Έ UGC 1810: Wildly Interacting Galaxy from Hubble
Spiral galaxy UGC 1810 is colliding with a smaller companion, forming the interacting pair Arp 273. The bright blue outer ring is filled with young, massive stars triggered by gravitational forces. Located 300 million light-years away in Andromeda, UGC 1810 may one day absorb its partner.
πŸ“· Domingo Pestana / NASA APOD
πŸ”— stellarsnap.space
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APOD: 2020 October 18 - UGC 1810: Wildly Interacting Galaxy from Hubble

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