Hubble image of Arp 116, also known as M60 and NGC 4647.
M60 is a giant elliptical galaxy. The smaller spiral NGC 4647 is about the size of our galaxy, the Milky Way. While it is not obvious, the two galaxies are just beginning to interact.
Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI
https://science.nasa.gov/asset/hubble/odd-galaxy-couple-on-space-voyage/
M60 is a giant elliptical galaxy. The smaller spiral NGC 4647 is about the size of our galaxy, the Milky Way. While it is not obvious, the two galaxies are just beginning to interact.
Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI
https://science.nasa.gov/asset/hubble/odd-galaxy-couple-on-space-voyage/
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