Galactic interactions in the Fornax Cluster
An image captured by the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) shows some galaxies in the Fornax Cluster. The galaxies NGC 1399 and NGC 1404 are two of the brightest in the cluster and their gravity is bringing them closer to the point that there may already be interactions. The irregular dwarf galaxy NGC 1427A, in the left corner in the top image, is suffering even more from the cluster’s gravitational pull and is moving towards its core. According to astronomers, it will eventually be destroyed in the distant future millions of years.
