IRAS F11119+3257 (IMAGE)

University of Maryland

IRAS F11119+3257

Caption

This is a red-filter image of IRAS F11119+3257 (inset) from the University of Hawaii's 2.2-meter telescope shows faint features that may be tidal debris, a sign of a galaxy merger. The background is a wider view of the region from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.

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NASA GSFC/SDSS/Sylvain Veilleux

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