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Cosmic Owl

name

Etymology

cosmic + owl. From being a celestial object having the appearance of an owl's face.

  1. derived from *up-✻
  2. inherited from *uwwalǭ✻
  3. inherited from *uwwilā✻
  4. inherited from ūle
  5. inherited from oule
  6. compounded as cosmic owl — “cosmic + owl”

Definitions

  1. A galaxy pair composed of two almost identical ring galaxies located at redshift z=1.14…

    A galaxy pair composed of two almost identical ring galaxies located at redshift z=1.14 which are undergoing collision and merger, wherein the collisional zone forms the beak, and the two rings form the eyes of the owl face.

    • Through detailed imaging and spectroscopy, the Cosmic Owl was observed at a redshift of 1.14, which places it at a significant distance in the early universe.

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