NGC 7469
This is a stunning pair of interacting galaxies, the barred spiral Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 7469 (Arp 298, Mrk 1514), a luminous infrared source with a powerful starburst deeply embedded into its circumnuclear region, and its smaller companion IC 5283.
This system is located about 200 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Pegasus, the Winged Horse.
This image is part of a large collection of 59 images of merging galaxies taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and released on the occasion of its 18th anniversary on 24th April 2008.
Credit:NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration and A. Evans (University of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook University)
About the Image
| Id: | heic0810cd |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 24 April 2008, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0810 |
| Size: | 3861 x 3861 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Arp 298, Mrk 1514, NGC 7469 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
| Distance: | 200 million light years |
| Constellation: | Pegasus |
| Category: | Anniversary Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 23 3 17.74 |
| Position (Dec): | 8° 53' 9.47" |
| Field of view: | 3.24 x 3.24 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 105.5° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 435 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical Pseudogreen (B+I) |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS | |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |