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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Wild's Triplet
Wild's Triplet, also known as Arp 248, is a group of three small, interacting spiral galaxies. The galaxies (PGC 36723, PGC 36733, PGC 36742) are visible in the constellation Virgo. Two of the galaxies have a connecting stellar stream, probably formed as a result of gravitational tidal interactions. The trio is located some 200 million light-years away. The triplet is named after the Swiss astronomer Paul Wild (1925–2014), who studied the trio in the early 1950s.

Part of Wild's Triplet with Hubble

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References

  1. ^ "NAME Wild's Triplet". Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  2. ^ Plotner, Tammy (2007). The Night Sky Companion: A Yearly Guide to Sky-Watching 2008-2009. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 211. ISBN 9780387716091. Retrieved 13 October 2018. Wild's Triplet.
  3. ^ "Wild's Triplet". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 13 October 2018.


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