Odd Couple Widely Separated by Time and Space
Appearances can be deceiving. In this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image, an odd celestial duo, the spiral galaxy NGC 4319 [center] and a quasar called Markarian 205 [upper right], appear to be neighbors. In reality, the two objects don't even live in the same city. They are separated by time and space. NGC 4319 is 80 million light-years from Earth. Markarian 205 (Mrk 205) is more than 14 times farther away, residing 1 billion light-years from Earth. The apparent close alignment of Mrk 205 and NGC 4319 is simply a matter of chance.
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About the Object
Name: | Mrk205, NGC 4319, QSO B1219+7535 |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar |
Constellation: | Draco |
Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 12 21 47.75 |
Position (Dec): | 75° 19' 29.65" |
Field of view: | 1.79 x 1.78 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 120.2° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Optical B | 439 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |