Antennae Galaxies [SEP] constellation
Antennae Galaxies
The Antennae Galaxies, also known as NGC 4038/NGC 4039, 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.
General information.
The Antennae Galaxies are undergoing a galactic collision. Located in the NGC 4038 group with five other galaxies, these two galaxies are known as the Antennae Galaxies
Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Antennae Galaxies (10/22/1997)
- Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Antennae (05/07/2010)
- Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Antennae (04/29/2011)
- Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Antennae (02/12/2015)
- The Register: Galactic prang fingered in star formation mystery
- ESA/Hubble News Release
- ESA/Hubble images of Antennae Galaxies
- Animations of galactic collision producing antennae structures
- Antennae Galaxies at Constellation Guide