Galaxy collision in NGC 6745
What appears as a bird's head, leaning over to snatch up a tasty meal, is a striking example of a galaxy collision in NGC 6745. A large spiral galaxy, with its nucleus still intact, peers at the smaller passing galaxy (nearly out of the field of view at lower right), while a bright blue beak and bright whitish-blue top feathers show the distinct path taken during the smaller galaxy's journey. These galaxies did not merely interact gravitationally as they passed one another, they actually collided.
Credit:About the Image
About the Object
Name: | IRAS 19000+4040, NGC 6745 |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
Distance: | 200 million light years |
Constellation: | Lyra |
Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 19 1 40.67 |
Position (Dec): | 40° 44' 48.62" |
Field of view: | 1.25 x 1.20 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 145.5° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Optical U | 336 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |