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Zoom into Arp 273

April 20, 2011 · ESA/Hubble

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This video zooms into a group of interacting galaxies called Arp 273. The distorted shape of the larger of the two galaxies shows signs of tidal interactions with the smaller of the two. It is thought that the smaller galaxy has actually passed through the larger one.