IRAS 18090+0130
This system consists of two interacting spiral galaxies. The galaxy to the left displays a dim plume of luminosity that extends to the right in the direction of the second spiral. Both galaxies are partly obscured by dust lanes. The galaxy at centre is adorned with blue knots of stars. IRAS 18090+0130 is located in the constellation of Ophiuchus, the Serpent Holder, some 400 million light-years away from Earth.
This image is part of a large collection of 59 images of merging galaxies taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and released on the occasion of its 18th anniversary on 24th April 2008.
Credit:NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration and A. Evans (University of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook University)
About the Image
| Id: | heic0810bx |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 24 April 2008, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0810 |
| Size: | 2781 x 2781 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 18090+0130 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
| Distance: | 550 million light years |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Category: | Anniversary Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 18 11 36.38 |
| Position (Dec): | 1° 31' 52.47" |
| Field of view: | 2.32 x 2.32 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 176.1° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 435 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical Pseudogreen (B+I) |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS | |
| Infrared 814 |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |