HST/WFPC2 image of galaxy NGC 3921
The Hubble telescope has uncovered over 1,000 bright; young star clusters bursting to life in a brief, intense, brilliant "fireworks show" at the heart of a pair of colliding galaxies.
Credit:Brad Whitmore (STScI)
About the Image
About the Object
Name: | IRAS 11484+5521, NGC 3921 |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Irregular |
Distance: | 270 million light years |
Constellation: | Ursa Major |
Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 11 51 7.30 |
Position (Dec): | 55° 4' 19.49" |
Field of view: | 2.48 x 2.53 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 53.6° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Ultraviolet U | 336 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |