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Name: II Zw 96, ZW II 96, CGCG 448-020, 2MASX J20572362+1707445
Description: Interacting Galaxies
Position (J2000): RA 20h 57m 23.5s Dec 17° 7' 34.6"
Constellation: Delphinus
Distance: 450 million light-years (150 million parsecs)
Visual magnitude: 15.2
Angular size: 0.2 arcmin
Exposure Dates: April 14, 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:

Zw II 96 is a system of merging galaxies with a bizarre shape. Powerful young starburst regions hang as long threadlike structures between the main galaxy cores. The system almost qualifies as an ultra-luminous system, but has not yet reached the late stage of coalescence that is the norm for most ultra-luminous systems. Zw II 96 is located in the constellation of Delphinus, the Dolphin, about 500 million light-years away from Earth.

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.