Astronomers discover giant relic of disrupted 'tadpole' galaxy
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Published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · View the paper (DOI)
Researchers have identified a giant, exceptional relic of a disrupted galaxy, comprising an elliptical head and a long tail. The 'tadpole' galaxy is 1 million light-years long from end to end and contains two nearby galaxies within it.