Interacting Galaxies AM 0500-620
March 31

Interacting Galaxies AM 0500-620

Observed in 1997

AM 0500-620 includes a pair of galaxies, with one spiral galaxy seen nearly face-on that is partially backlit by a background galaxy. These interacting galaxies are located 350 million light-years away in the constellation Dorado.

Image credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Space Telescope