The pumped-up arm of the lopsided spiral galaxy NGC 772 dominates this image captured by the international Gemini Observatory, a Program of NSF's NOIRLab. The overdeveloped spiral arm of the galaxy NGC 772, which was formed by tidal interactions with an unruly neighbor, dominates this observation
The overdeveloped spiral arm of the galaxy NGC 772, which was created by tidal interactions with an unruly neighbor, dominates this observation made by astronomers using the Gemini North telescope located near the summit of Maunakea in Hawai‘i. Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, Image processing: T.A. Rector , J. Miller , M. Zamani & D. de Martin
The pumped-up arm of the lopsided spiral galaxy NGC 772 dominates this image captured by the international Gemini Observatory, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab. The overdeveloped spiral arm of the galaxy NGC 772, which was formed by tidal interactions with an unruly neighbor, dominates this observation made by astronomers using the Gemini North telescope, which is located near the summit of Maunakea in Hawai‘i. Galaxy NGC 772’s strange appearance has earned it a place as the 78th entry in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies — a rogues’ gallery of weird and wondrous galaxy structures.
This magnificent image showcases the strangely lopsided spiral galaxy NGC 772, which is located over 100 million light-years from Earth in the constellation. Captured by the Gemini North telescope in Hawai‘i, one-half of the international Gemini Observatory, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab, the image shows NGC 772’s overdeveloped spiral arm, which stretches across toward the left-hand edge of the frame.
. The tidal interactions between NGC 772 and its diminutive companion have distorted and stretched one of the spiral galaxy’s arms, giving it the unbalanced appearance exposed in this image.
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