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The area around merging galaxy duo Arp 142 (ground-based image) (Arp 142 , NGC 2936 , NGC 2937) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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The area around merging galaxy duo Arp 142 (ground-based image)

June 20, 2013 · ESA/Hubble · Arp 142 , NGC 2936 , NGC 2937 · Hydra

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This image from the Digitized Sky Survey shows the area around a pair of merging galaxies known as Arp 142 in the constellation of Hydra. This pair is made up of once-spiral galaxy NGC 2936, and elliptical galaxy NGC 2937.

More Hubble images of Arp 142 , NGC 2936 , NGC 2937