Spiral Galaxy ESO 0418-008
This image is an example of a tiny, youthful spiral galaxy. ESO 418-008 is representative of the myriad of dwarf galaxies astronomers have seen in deep surveys. These galaxies are much smaller than typical ones like our Milky Way.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0104c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 11 January 2001, 18:30 |
| Size: | 574 x 526 px |
About the Object
| Name: | ESO0418-008, IRAS 03294-3022 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral • Galaxies Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 50 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical U |
300 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical Pseudogreen (U+I) |
Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 | |
| Infrared I |
814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
