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Name: CGCG 436-030, IRAS 01173+1405
Description: Interacting Galaxies
Position (J2000): RA 01hr 20m 02.87s Dec +14° 21' 44.7"
Constellation: Pisces
Distance: 400 million light-years (100 million parsecs)
Instrument: ACS/WFC
Exposure Date(s): August 25, 2001
Exposure Time: 26 minutes
Filters: F435W (B) and F814W (I)
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble      Collaboration, & A. Evans (U of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook      University)
Release Date: April 24, 2008
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ABOUT THIS IMAGE:

CGCG 436-030, the eye-catching spiral galaxy in the image, shows a very pronounced curling tail. The companion galaxy, located to the bottom-right of the image, displays an intricate structure, including a number of trails that extend quite far out from its core. The bright star that appears between the two galaxies does not belong to the interacting system and is located within the Milky Way. CGCG 436-030 is located in the constellation of Pisces, the Fish, about 400 million light-years away.

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.