PIA07900: A Barred Spiral Galaxy, and the Small Elliptical Companion Galaxy NGC 1097A
This ultraviolet image from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer shows the interacting pair NGC 1097, a barred spiral galaxy, and the small elliptical companion galaxy NGC 1097A.
 Target Name:  NGS 1097
 Mission:  Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) 
 Spacecraft:  GALEX Orbiter
 Instrument:  GALEX Telescope 
 Product Size:  656 x 656 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  California Institute of Technology 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07900.tif (1.293 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07900.jpg (61.52 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

Ultraviolet image of the interacting pair NGC 1097, a barred spiral galaxy, and the small elliptical companion galaxy NGC 1097A.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSC

Image Addition Date:
2005-05-05