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Hubble Steals a Look at a Hungry Giant

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NGC 1222, seen in this image taken with the Wide Field Camera 3 on board the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is a galaxy with a rather eventful story to tell. NGC 1222 has been described as a peculiar example of a type of galaxy known as a lenticular galaxy.

 



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NGC 1222 (also PGC 11774, MCG -1-9-5, MK 603 and IRAS 03064-0308) is a magnitude +12.5 elliptical galaxy located 101 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus.
It is a starburst galaxy; It contains three nuclei, which indicates that it is in the process of absorbing two smaller dwarf galaxies that passed too close. The collision of the galaxies has caused intense star formation activity.

The galaxy was discovered by the French astronomer Edouard Jean-Marie Stephan using a 80 cm (31.5 inches) reflecting telescope at the Marseille Observatory on the 5th December 1883.

Right ascension 03h 08m 56.9s, Declination -02° 57' 20"



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Hubble Steals a Look at a Hungry Giant

NGC 1222 has been described as a peculiar example of a type of galaxy known as a lenticular galaxy.
Astronomers think that NGC 1222 is in the process of swallowing up two much smaller dwarf galaxies that strayed too close to it. It is likely that the encounter was the trigger for the starburst in NGC 1222, bringing in fresh supplies of gas that are now fueling the burst of star formation. 
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