In the future, NGC 1427A, an irregular galaxy, will clash with two bright galaxies next to it, NGC 1399 and NGC 1404. More about it at #365daysOfAstro @unawe #spacescoop
Oct 30th: A Clash of Giants
Tag: elliptical galaxy
Nov 16th: Second Largest Ever Seen: UltraMassive Black Hole Measured in Galaxy Holmberg 15A
Earlier this month astronomers revised some mass estimates of a black hole at the center of the elliptical galaxy Holmberg 15A, an enormous galaxy 700 million light years away that is home to the second largest black hole we’ve ever seen.