Andromeda II (IMAGE)

University of Copenhagen - Niels Bohr Institute

Andromeda II

Caption

This diagram shows the dwarf galaxy Andromeda II with the stars belonging to the stream marked in blue. Their movement show that Andromeda II is a merger of two dwarf galaxies.

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Nicola C. Amorisco, N. Ho and M. Geha

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Credit Nicola C. Amorisco, N. Ho and M. Geha

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