Galaxy ESO 510-G13
April 6

Galaxy ESO 510-G13

Observed in 2001

Usually, when a spiral galaxy appears edge-on, its dust and spiral arms appear flat. The warping of the disk in ESO 510-G13 suggests this galaxy has recently undergone a collision with a nearby galaxy and is in the process of swallowing it.

Image credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Space Telescope