Fig. 3
Overview of merger timescales: first passage time (tFP) when a companion or satellite galaxy first passes the closest distance, maximum separation time (tMS) after the first passage, final coalescence time (tFC) when two galaxies finally merge, and merger-feature time (tMF) when post-merger features disappear given a surface brightness limit.
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