NGC 5090 and NGC 5091 [SEP] constellation
NGC 5090 and NGC 5091
NGC 5090 and NGC 5091 are a set of galaxies approximately away in the constellation Centaurus. They are in the process of colliding and merging with some evidence of tidal disruption of NGC 5091.
NGC 5090 is an elliptical galaxy while NGC 5091 is a barred spiral galaxy. The radial velocity of the nucleus of NGC 5090 has been measured at , while NGC 5091 has a radial velocity of . NGC 5090 is associated with the strong, double radio source PKS
stripped from by ram pressure as it passed through the densest part of the Pavo group, and interstellar medium stripped from by turbulent viscosity as it passes through Pavo. Any or all of these processes may be responsible for the trail. If and did interact in the past, the latter may have affected spiral arms and gas distribution as much as its interaction with .
See also.
- Antennae Galaxies
- NGC 2207 and IC 2163
- NGC 5090 and NGC 5091
External links.
- NGC 6872 at