Knit collection of five galaxies, called The Hickson Compact Group 40. This menagerie includes three spiral-shaped galaxies, an elliptical…
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Knit collection of five galaxies, called The Hickson Compact Group 40. This menagerie includes three spiral-shaped galaxies, an elliptical…
![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/y5j9vZWcXC0/maxres2.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEoCIAKENAF8quKqQMcGADwAQH4AZQDgALQBYoCDAgAEAEYZSBYKFQwDw==&rs=AOn4CLD2Z3IvXW5Eh7qQyLCxJjsRffpxbw)
These five galaxies together form the Hickson Compact Group 40
![](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/img/2023/01/13/1600x900/nasa_tess_1673595334863_1673595342940_1673595342940.jpg)
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![](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/J2CR02/hickson-compact-group-44-also-known-as-the-ngc-3190-group-small-group-J2CR02.jpg)
Hickson compact group hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
![](https://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2009/03/trio_of_galaxies_mixes_it_up/10211598-2-eng-GB/Trio_of_galaxies_mixes_it_up_card_medium.jpg)
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![](https://cdn.britannica.com/43/111343-050-1829CC45/Sombrero-Galaxy-galaxy-Sa-image-Hubble-Space.jpg)
Galaxy - Elliptical, Spiral, Irregular
![](https://cdn.britannica.com/03/186503-138-85D31725/galaxies-types.jpg)
The three shapes of galaxies - elliptical, spiral, and irregular
![](https://cosmoquest.org/x/dailyspace/files/2022/04/DS-20220428wu2-1024x1024.jpeg)
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![](https://www.astronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/asy-20030204-02979-orig-lg.jpg?resize=500%2C353)
Hickson compact groups
![](https://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2022/04/hubble_spies_a_tenuous_diffuse_galaxy/24045108-1-eng-GB/Hubble_spies_a_tenuous_diffuse_galaxy_card_medium.jpg)
ESA - Celebrating Hubble's 32nd birthday with a galaxy grouping
![](https://stsci-opo.org/STScI-01GH96ZBYDJWZN05CJ79DAT08X.png)
Hickson Compact Group 40
![](https://stsci-opo.org/STScI-01HJVH4E2KRMRH270DVYV30AN8.jpg)
Hickson Compact Group 40 (HCG 40)
![](https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.spacetelescope.org%2Farchives%2Fimages%2Fscreen%2Fpotw2136a.jpg&hash=8bada67880f7ccf6f4f9b81cef4d3cfd)
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