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3C 66B; z=0.021

This NICMOS image shows a round galaxy with a bright unresolved nucleus, several globular clusters and two unresolved companions to the south. We notice a small asymmetry in the shape of this galaxy with its northwest side more sharply defined than the southeast one. [Zirbel and Baum1998] claim that this slight asymmetry may be caused by a neighbor to the southeast. The jet of 3C 66B is clearly visible in this NICMOS image after basic galaxy subtraction as shown in section 5.



David James Elford Floyd
2007-07-28