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tidal tails: a standalone construct

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tidal tails1 CONSTRUCTTidal tailsTOOMRE · EXTRAGALACTIC

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Extragalactic astronomy

long streams of stars and gas drawn out of interacting galaxies by tidal forces during close passages.

In extragalactic astronomy, tidal tails refers to long streams of stars and gas drawn out of interacting galaxies by tidal forces during close passages. This meaning comes from Toomre (1972) in The Astrophysical Journal.[1]

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  1. Toomre, A., & Toomre, J. (1972). Galactic Bridges and Tails. The Astrophysical Journal, 178, 623. https://doi.org/10.1086/151823

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