IRAS 06076-2139
id:
iras-06076-2139-258-3454487
title:
IRAS 06076-2139
text:
IRAS 06076-2139 is a pair of unusual interacting galaxies located in the constellation of Lepus about 500 million light years from earth making it a local universe type galaxy. The two galaxies are fairly close to each other at just 200,000 light years. These two galaxies are interacting and rushing by each other at a speed of 2 million kilometers per hour. Due to their speed, they are unlikely to merge with each other.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Pair of interacting galaxies
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRAS_06076-2139
date created:
date modified:
2023-10-30T00:07:50Z
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13
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