DAGAL Image Gallery - NGC 3227

NGC3227
About this image: The spiral galaxy NGC 3227, at the center of the image, is going through a gravitational interaction with the much smaller dwarf elliptical galaxy NGC 3226. Faint tidal features due to past close encounters between these two galaxies can be seen in the image.

The images on this page were produced by the DAGAL network, and can be used free of charge provided acknowledgement is given to "DAGAL, Nik Szymanek, SDSS, and S4G, www.dagalnetwork.eu".

 
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