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Object name: NGC0973Designation(s): NGC0973, IC1815, This image shows an interesting group of galaxies centered on NGC 973. Located in the constellation of Triangulum. NGC 973 is about 200 million light-years away. It is an interesting edge-on spiral with a very well defined dark lane. Below it is IC1815 also at 200 million light years. It is a barred spiral. Since its arms are only an undefined disk with no dark lanes or new stars to define them, just a disk of old stars, it is classed as an SB0 galaxy, the zero referring to the lack of spiral arms, just a disk of old stars. Unlike NGC 973 it is seen nearly face on though most images of this group fail to show the large area of old stars I picked up making the galaxy look quite different. I can't tell if this is a disk or a huge halo of stars. In any case, it is likely the result of a collision in the distant past with another galaxy in this group. For an example of how this galaxy is normally imaged see the Kitt Peak image at: Related Designation(s):2MASS J02341996+3230181, 2MASS J02341999+3225459, 2MASS J02342012+3230204, 2MASX J02342001+3225460, 2MASX J02342010+3230200, 2MFGC 02024, 2PBC J0234.3+3227, AKARI J0234202+323021, CGCG 0231.3+3213, CGCG 0231.3+3217, CGCG 505-013, CGCG 505-014, FGC 0314, GALEXASC J023419.80+322546.3 , GALEXASC J023420.10+323022.2 , HDCE 0152 NED003, HDCE 0152 NED004, IC 1815, IC1815, IGR J02343+3229, IRAS 02313+3217, IRAS F02313+3217, KUG 0231+322, LDCE 0176 NED015, LDCE 0176 NED016, LGG 066:[G93] 007, LQAC 038+032 002, MCG +05-07-013, MCG +05-07-014, NGC 0973, NGC0973, NPM1G +32.0103, NVSS J023420+323021, PGC 009794, PGC 009795, RFGC 0553, SSTSL2 J023420.00+322545.8, SSTSL2 J023420.12+323020.7, SWIFT J0234.1+3233, SWIFT J0234.4+3229, UGC 02047, UGC 02048, USGC U134 NED01, USGC U134 NED07, UZC J023420.0+322546, UZC J023420.2+323019, [BTM2013] 0133, [BTW2003] J0233+3210, [KRL2007] 023, [SLW2012] 017, |