File:Hubble Image of 3c186.jpg

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English: The galaxy 3C186, located about 8 billion years from Earth, is most likely the result of a merger of two galaxies. This is supported by arc-shaped tidal tails, usually produced by a gravitational tug between two colliding galaxies, identified by the scientists. The merger of the galaxies also led to a merger of the two supermassive black holes in their centres, and the resultant black hole was then kicked out of its parent galaxy by the gravitational waves created by the merger. The bright, star-like looking quasar can be seen in the centre of the image. Its former host galaxy is the faint, extended object behind it.
Nederlands: Het sterrenstelsel 3C186, ongeveer 8 miljard lichtjaar van de Aarde verwijderd, is zeer waarschijnlijk het resultaat van de fusie van twee sterrenstelsels. Dit idee wordt gestaafd door de boog-vormige getijdenstaarten, welke doorgaans gevormd worden door de zwaartekracht van twee botsende sterrenstelsels. De fusie van de sterrenstelsels heeft ook geleid tot de fusie van de twee in de kernen gelegen superzware zwarte gaten en het uiteindelijke zwarte gat werd uit het sterrenstelsel geschopt door de zwaartekrachtgolven. De felle ster-achtige quasar staat in het midden van de afbeelding. Het bijhorende sterrenstelsel is het vagere langgerekte object er achter.
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