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Object name: UGC11634Designation(s): UGC11634, UGC 11634 is a double galaxy on the nose of Delphinus the dolphin that is about 240 million light-years distant. A "bright" 12th magnitude double star hides part of the northern galaxy where apparently a straight arm starts. The arm on the other side is rather normal. Neither galaxy has a classification at NED. The northern one UGC 11634B seems a rather normal Sb spiral but for that odd straight arm. The southern galaxy, UGC 11634A looks like a disrupted spiral with the core well to the west (right) of "center". The core is the golden starlike object on the horizontal centerline right of the vertical centerline. To the west of the pair is CGCG 448-009. It has the same redshift as UGC 11634 so a member of the group. It is a rather red spiral which would indicate star formation shut down many millions of years ago leaving no new blue stars, just old red ones that outlive the fast burning blue stars. Related Designation(s):CGCG 2046.0+1632, CGCG 448-008, IRAS 20459+1632, LEDA 3168271, NVSS J204817+164327, PGC 065416, UGC 11634, UGC11634, |