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Hubble Interacting Galaxy IC 5298
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Name: IC 5298
Description: Interacting Galaxies
Position (J2000): RA 23h 16m 0.79s Dec 25° 33' 26.7"
Constellation: Pegasus
Distance: 350 million light-years (100 million parsecs)
Instrument: HST>ACS/WFC
Exposure Dates: August 15, 2002
Exposure Time: 33 minutes
Filters: F435W (B) and F814W (I)
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble   Collaboration, and A. Evans (U of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook   University)
Release Date: April 24, 2008
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ABOUT THIS IMAGE:

IC 5298 is a beautiful face-on spiral galaxy with two long arms extending from the central bulge and curving back amongst the scattered stars, gas and dust. A nearby smaller companion is linked by a bridge of matter to the principal galaxy in an interaction reminiscent of the famous Whirlpool Galaxy, M51. There is also a third faint, irregular galaxy, visible at the top of the image that is also linked by a bridge of matter and probably involved in the interaction.

This image is part of a large collection of 59 images of merging galaxies taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and released on the occasion of its 18th anniversary on 24th April 2008.