HST/WFPC2 image of colliding galaxies NGC 4038 and NGC 4039
Includes an image made in red light from hydrogen gas.
Credit:Brad Whitmore (STScI)
About the Image
About the Object
Name: | Antennae, IRAS 11593-1835, IRAS F11593-1836, NGC 4038, NGC 4039 |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
Constellation: | Corvus |
Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 12 1 52.11 |
Position (Dec): | -18° 52' 23.10" |
Field of view: | 2.48 x 2.48 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 120.0° left of vertical |