📸 UGC 1810: Wildly Interacting Galaxy from Hubble
Spiral galaxy UGC 1810 is colliding with a smaller companion, forming the interacting pair Arp 273. The bright blue outer ring is filled with young, massive stars triggered by gravitational forces. Located 300 million light-years away in Andromeda, UGC 1810 may one day absorb its partner.
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APOD: 2020 October 18 - UGC 1810: Wildly Interacting Galaxy from Hubble

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What's happening to this spiral galaxy? Although details remain uncertain, it surely has to do with an ongoing battle with its smaller galactic neighbor. The featured galaxy is labelled UGC 1810 by itself, but together with its collisional partner is known as Arp 273. […]

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