M60 – Close Encounter Galaxies

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This galaxy “pair” is M60 and NGC4647.  They are right next to each other but apparently are not related, only line-of-sight.  Above is a chart, a comparison between my RCOS images and Hubble’s, as well as a B&W.  I did about 3 hours of RGB 2X2 data on it.

http://unews.utah.edu/news_releases/smallest-known-galaxy-with-a-supermassive-black-hole/