Kraken galaxy

The Kraken galaxy is a proposed galaxy that collided with the Milky Way around 11 billion years ago. The Kraken contributed at least 13 globular clusters to the Milky Way. Its existence was first proposed in 2020.[1][2]

References

Kruijssen, J M Diederik; Pfeffer, Joel L; Chevance, Mélanie; Bonaca, Ana; Trujillo-Gomez, Sebastian; Bastian, Nate; Reina-Campos, Marta; Crain, Robert A; Hughes, Meghan E (October 2020). "Kraken reveals itself – the merger history of the Milky Way reconstructed with the E-MOSAICS simulations". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 498 (2): 2472–2491. arXiv:2003.01119. doi:10.1093/mnras/staa2452. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
Young, Monica (November 13, 2020). "Steller Fossils reveal the "Kraken" in the Milky Way's Past". Sky and Telescope. Retrieved November 15, 2020.

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[1] Kruijssen, J M Diederik; Pfeffer, Joel L; Chevance, Mélanie; Bonaca, Ana; Trujillo-Gomez, Sebastian; Bastian, Nate; Reina-Campos, Marta; Crain, Robert A; Hughes, Meghan E (October 2020). "Kraken reveals itself – the merger history of the Milky Way reconstructed with the E-MOSAICS simulations". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 498 (2): 2472–2491. arXiv:2003.01119. doi:10.1093/mnras/staa2452. Retrieved November 15, 2020.

[2] Young, Monica (November 13, 2020). "Steller Fossils reveal the "Kraken" in the Milky Way's Past". Sky and Telescope. Retrieved November 15, 2020.