Wild's Triplet

Wild's Triplet is a group of three small, interacting spiral galaxies.[1] The galaxies are visible in the constellation Virgo.[2] The triplet has luminous connecting bridges and is located some 200 million light years away. The aforementioned bridges are probably formed as a result of gravitational tidal interactions among the galaxies. The triplet is named after the British-born and Australia-based astronomer Paul Wild (1923–2008), who studied the trio in the early 1950s.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "NAME Wild's Triplet". Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Plotner, Tammy (2007). The Night Sky Companion: A Yearly Guide to Sky-Watching 2008-2009. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 211. ISBN 9780387716091. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Wild's Triplet". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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