NGC 4038 Antennae Galaxies

NGC 4038 / The Antennae Galaxies (also known as NGC 4038/NGC 4039 or Caldwell 60/Caldwell 61) are a pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Corvus. They are currently going through a starburst phase, in which the collision of clouds of gas and dust, with entangled magnetic fields, causes rapid star formation. They were discovered by William Herschel in 1785.

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Also in lower right of the feature image is NGC 4027.

Keywords: NGC 4038, 110 Finest NGCs, Antennae Galaxies, galaxy, Corvus