Details from ACS Image of NGC 3370: Upper Left Corner
An unusual concentration in the upper corner shows a complex region of tidal interaction between a bright galaxy and its companion. Superimposed are a foreground star in the Milky Way and a background galaxy.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0324h |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 4 September 2003, 15:00 |
| Size: | 600 x 600 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Galaxies |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical B |
435 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical V |
555 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Infrared I |
814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
