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PIA07900: A Barred Spiral Galaxy, and the Small Elliptical Companion Galaxy NGC 1097A
A Barred Spiral Galaxy, and the Small Elliptical Companion Galaxy NGC 1097A
Target Name: NGS 1097
Mission: Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)
Spacecraft: GALEX Orbiter
Instrument: GALEX Telescope
Product Size: 656 samples x 656 lines
Produced By: California Institute of Technology
Full-Res TIFF: PIA07900.tif (1.293 MB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA07900.jpg (61.52 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

Ultraviolet image of the interacting pair NGC 1097, a barred spiral galaxy, and the small elliptical companion galaxy NGC 1097A.


Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSC

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