Colliding galaxies make love, not war
This Hubble image of the Antennae galaxies is the sharpest yet of this merging pair of galaxies. As the two galaxies smash together, billions of stars are born, mostly in groups and clusters of stars. The brightest and most compact of these are called super star clusters.
Credit:About the Image
Id: | heic0615a |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 17 October 2006, 15:00 |
Related releases: | heic0615 |
Size: | 3915 x 3885 px |
About the Object
Name: | Antennae Galaxies, NGC4038, NGC4039 |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
Distance: | 75 million light years |
Constellation: | Corvus |
Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 12 1 52.88 |
Position (Dec): | -18° 52' 49.77" |
Field of view: | 3.27 x 3.25 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 30.6° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Optical B | 435 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Optical V | 550 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Optical H-alpha + Nii | 658 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |