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[fawncosmo]

ARP 273- ‘The rose’ Galaxy

Hi everyone!

Once again we have another beautiful galaxy captured by the Hubble space telescope.

Here are some facts about this rose shaped galaxy:

- Arp 273 is a pair of interacting galaxies

-It is 300 MILLION LIGHT YEARS away (so far from us🙁)

-It is located in the constellation Andromeda

-The rose like shape comes from the fact that it is tidally distorted due to the gravitational pull of a galaxy below it ( The UGC 1813)

(Feel free to leave recommendations of what i should post about next! It can be ANYTHING space related:))

[fawncosmo]

MESSIER 95

Messier 95 is a galaxy 33,000,000 LIGHT YEARS away. (I have fomo rn i wish i could see it)

Here are some facts about this cool spiral galaxy:

It is known for its high star birth rate (so cool)

It is located in the constellation Leo

It spans approximately 70,000–80,000 light-years in diameter

It is a part of the M96 Galaxy group

Best viewing time with a telescope is April!! go check it out

Discovered in 1781