Interacting galaxies in deep fields of the Hubble Space Telescope

Abstract

The morphologies of galaxies in several deep fields (HDF-N, HDF-S, HUDF, GOODS, GEMS) of the Hubble Space Telescope are analyzed visually. Lists are made of the galaxies with tidal structures (tails, bridges) and type M51 galaxies in these fields. Photometric characteristics and estimated redshifts for most of these objects are found in the published literature. A total of 29 candidate type M51 galaxies and 381 galaxies with tidal structures are discovered in three of the fields (HDF-N, HDF-S, HUDF). More than two hundred interacting galaxies are found in the regions of each of the GOODS and GEMS projects.