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A Barred SpiralGalaxy, 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.
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Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSC
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Ultraviolet image of the interacting pair NGC 1097, a barred spiral galaxy, and the small elliptical companion galaxy NGC 1097A.