New Hubble image of spiral galaxy ESO 137-001
This new Hubble image shows spiral galaxy ESO 137-001, framed against a bright background as it moves through the heart of galaxy cluster Abell 3627.
This image not only captures the galaxy and its backdrop in stunning detail, but also something more dramatic — intense blue streaks streaming outwards from the galaxy, seen shining brightly in ultraviolet light.
These streaks are in fact hot, wispy streams of gas that are being torn away from the galaxy by its surroundings as it moves through space. This violent galactic disrobing is due to a process known as ram pressure stripping — a drag force felt by an object moving through a fluid.
Credit:About the Image
Id: | heic1404a |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 4 March 2014, 16:00 |
Related releases: | heic1404 |
Size: | 3460 x 2366 px |
About the Object
Name: | ESO 137-001 |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
Distance: | 220 million light years |
Constellation: | Triangulum Australe |
Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 16 13 24.20 |
Position (Dec): | -60° 45' 29.03" |
Field of view: | 2.89 x 1.97 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 80.9° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Ultraviolet U | 275 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
Optical g | 475 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Optical I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |