Hubble spies cosmic dust bunnies
Like dust bunnies that lurk in corners and under beds, surprisingly complex loops and blobs of cosmic dust lie hidden in the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 1316. This image made from data obtained with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals the dust lanes and star clusters of this giant galaxy that give evidence that it was formed from a past merger of two gas-rich galaxies.
Credit:About the Image
NASA press release
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NASA caption
| Id: | opo0511a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 31 March 2005, 16:00 |
| Size: | 3228 x 3280 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Fornax A, NGC 1316 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Elliptical |
| Distance: | 60 million light years |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 3 22 41.73 |
| Position (Dec): | -37° 12' 29.80" |
| Field of view: | 2.69 x 2.73 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 98.6° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 435 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |