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NGC 6090 - a Pair of Spiral Galaxies
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NGC 6090 - a Pair of Spiral Galaxies

NASA / JPL · 2008-04-24 · photograph (digital archive)

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NGC 6090 is a beautiful pair of spiral galaxies with an overlapping central region and two long tidal tails formed from material ripped out of the galaxies by gravitational interaction. This image is from NASA Hubble Space Telescope.

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Credit lineNGC 6090 - a Pair of Spiral Galaxies. NASA/JPL, 2008-04-24. Public domain. ID: PIA10392.
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