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Hubble Space Telescope image of Arp 23, also known as NGC 4618. NGC 4618 is a single-armed barred spiral galaxy. Its unusual shape may come from gravitational interactions with a neighboring galaxy NGC 4625, which is just out of frame. Credit: ESA, NASA, I. Karachentsev Source
Apr 15, 2025, 12:31 AM
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