{"id":214268,"url":"https://www.kudos365.com/news/214268-three-galaxy-pairs","short_url":"https://www.kudos365.com/news/214268","headline":"Three Galaxy Pairs","content":"\u003cp\u003eNASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ech of these pairs of galaxies is different.  The two galaxies at the top are likely not interacting, at least presently.  However, the top galaxy with the blue stripe, NGC 4650A, is a polar ring galaxy and may be the result of a past galaxy collision. The two galaxies in the middle of the featured image appear like they could be interacting gravitationally -- but their relative speeds make this unlikely.  Of these two, the larger galaxy, NGC 4650, is a spiral galaxy with a bright bar of stars across its center.  The two galaxies at the bottom are actively interacting.  Possibly in a billion years or so, NGC 4622A and NGC 4622B will merge and become one single galaxy. All of these galaxies are likely members of the larger Centaurus Galaxy Cluster.    Explore the Universe: Random APOD Generator\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003ePhoto by Rafael Sampaio\u003c/p\u003e","content_plain":"NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:\n\nch of these pairs of galaxies is different.  The two galaxies at the top are likely not interacting, at least presently.  However, the top galaxy with the blue stripe, NGC 4650A, is a polar ring galaxy and may be the result of a past galaxy collision. The two galaxies in the middle of the featured image appear like they could be interacting gravitationally -- but their relative speeds make this unlikely.  Of these two, the larger galaxy, NGC 4650, is a spiral galaxy with a bright bar of stars across its center.  The two galaxies at the bottom are actively interacting.  Possibly in a billion years or so, NGC 4622A and NGC 4622B will merge and become one single galaxy. All of these galaxies are likely members of the larger Centaurus Galaxy Cluster.    Explore the Universe: Random APOD Generator\n\n\nPhoto by Rafael Sampaio","published_at":"2026-08-10T14:16:00-07:00","updated_at":"2026-08-10T20:09:33-07:00","author":{"type":"Person","name":"Specola-","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/profiles/298285-specola"},"description":"Stay up-to-date with Specola on Kudos365. View their photo published Aug/10/2026 on Science - Tech - Astronomy. Browse your favorite topics and share your expertise, too.","type":"photo","image":"https://k365pi.imgix.net/site/apod/generated/5dfb00d1-d0cd-4303-b401-7be9d23677ad.jpg?auto=compress,format\u0026fit=max\u0026w=1200\u0026h=1200\u0026q=48","likes_count":3,"categories":[{"name":"Science - Tech - Astronomy","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/categories/986-science-tech-astronomy"}],"schema":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CreativeWork","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/news/214268-three-galaxy-pairs","headline":"Three Galaxy Pairs","image":"https://k365pi.imgix.net/site/apod/generated/5dfb00d1-d0cd-4303-b401-7be9d23677ad.jpg?auto=compress,format\u0026fit=max\u0026w=1200\u0026h=1200\u0026q=48","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Specola-","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/profiles/298285-specola"},"datePublished":"2026-08-10T14:16:00-07:00","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/LikeAction","userInteractionCount":3}],"subjectOf":[{"@type":"Thing","name":"Science - Tech - Astronomy","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/categories/986-science-tech-astronomy"}]}}