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NGC 7469 (Arp 298 , Mrk 1514 , NGC 7469) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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NGC 7469

April 24, 2008 · ESA/Hubble · Arp 298 , Mrk 1514 , NGC 7469 · Pegasus

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This is a stunning pair of interacting galaxies, the barred spiral Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 7469 (Arp 298, Mrk 1514), a luminous infrared source with a powerful starburst deeply embedded into its circumnuclear region, and its smaller companion IC 5283.

This system is located about 200 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Pegasus, the Winged Horse.

This image is part of a large collection of 59 images of merging galaxies taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and released on the occasion of its 18th anniversary on 24th April 2008.

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