Colliding Galaxies NGC 4038 and NGC 4039 (ground-based image)
A ground-based telescopic view of the Antennae galaxies (known formally as NGC 4038/4039) - so named because a pair of long tails of luminous matter, formed by the gravitational tidal forces of their encounter, resembles an insect's antennae. The galaxies are located 63 million light-years away in the southern constellation Corvus.
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About the Image
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| Id: | opo9734c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 21 October 1997, 19:00 |
| Size: | 1500 x 2073 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Antennae, IRAS 11593-1835, IRAS F11593-1836, NGC 4038, NGC 4039 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting • Galaxies Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 75 million light years |
