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The Impending Destruction of NGC 1427A

03/03/2005 08:00AM

The Impending Destruction of NGC 1427A

What happens when a galaxy falls in with the wrong crowd? The irregular galaxy NGC 1427A is a spectacular example of the resulting stellar rumble. Under the gravitational grasp of a large gang of galaxies, called the Fornax cluster, the small bluish galaxy is plunging headlong into the group at 600 kilometers per second or nearly 400 miles per second. <b>NOTE: French, German, and Italian translations follow...</b>


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