A colliding galaxy dubbed the "Tadpole" (catalog name UGC10214) is set against a rich tapestry of 6,000 galaxies. The Tadpole, with its long tail of stars, looks like a runaway pinwheel firework, unlike the textbook images of stately spiral galaxies.

The Tadpole Galaxy, also known as UGC 10214 [2] and Arp 188, [3] is a disrupted barred spiral galaxy located 420 million light-years from Earth in the northern constellation Draco. Its most dramatic feature is a trail of stars about 280,000 light-years long.

2023年7月25日 · Galaxy UGC 10214, or the "Tadpole," is a spiral galaxy unlike the textbook images of these stately systems. Its distorted shape was caused by a small interloper: a very blue, compact galaxy visible in the upper left corner of the more massive Tadpole, seen shining through the Tadpole's disk.

2002年4月30日 · This picture of the galaxy UGC 10214 was taken by the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), which was installed aboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in March during Servicing Mission 3B. Dubbed the "Tadpole," this spiral galaxy is unlike the textbook images of stately galaxies.

Located in the constellation of Draco, the Tadpole Galaxy is circumpolar for us and is highest in the night sky during the months of January to December. On 23 May it is in opposition to the Sun and culminates at local midnight. Use the Telrad finder chart below to find the right star field.

图片：UGC 10214的绿色、红色和红外波段的彩色合成图像，是在ELAIS-N1区域中的 蝌蚪星系 。地球到该星系的距离大约4亿光年。恒星们的长尾巴是由于两个星系之间的引力相互作用产生的。 照片来自：NAOJ / HSC项目. 昴星团望远镜官方网址： Subaru Telescope

2023年6月30日 · The Tadpole Galaxy is catalogued as Arp 188 in Halton Arp’s Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies and UGC 10214 in the Uppsala General Catalogue of Galaxies. The Tadpole Galaxy is the largest known disrupted galaxy of its kind.

2005年10月27日 · We present ground-based optical and Spitzer infrared imaging observations of the interacting galaxy UGC 10214, the "Tadpole Galaxy" (z = 0.0310), focusing on the star formation activity in the nuclear, disk, spiral arms and tidal tail regions.

2024年2月22日 · The Tadpole Galaxy: UGC 10214. Located approximately 420 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Draco, the Tadpole Galaxy is a stunning object that has fascinated astronomers and space enthusiasts alike since its discovery in 2001.

The Tadpole Galaxy, Arp 188, UGC 10214, PGC 57129, is a disrupted barred spiral galaxy located 420 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Draco. Its most dramatic feature is a massive trail of stars about 280,000 light-years long.