File:NGC4568, NGC4567 - Noirlab2219a.jpg

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English: The merging galaxy pair NGC 4568 and NGC 4567

This image from the Gemini North telescope in Hawai‘i reveals a pair of interacting spiral galaxies — NGC 4568 (bottom) and NGC 4567 (top) — as they begin to clash and merge. The galaxies will eventually form a single elliptical galaxy in around 500 million years.

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International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF's NOIRLab), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF's NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab) & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab) 

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Position (RA):	12 36 33.26
Position (Dec):	11° 14' 30.08"
Field of view:	5.76 x 5.24 arcminutes
Orientation:	North is 89.0° left of vertical

Colors & filters Band	Wavelength	Telescope
Optical g	475 nm	Gemini North GMOS-N
Optical r	630 nm	Gemini North GMOS-N
Optical i	780 nm	Gemini North GMOS-N
Optical H-alpha	656 nm	Gemini North GMOS-N
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Date Aug. 9, 2022
Source https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2219a/
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International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF's NOIRLab), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF's NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab) & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)
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