Hubble image archive

Hubble Interacting Galaxy UGC 8335

Date: Jan 1, 2008
Mission: Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID: hubblesite-images-2008-16-2306-image

By Kakha Giorgashvili January 1, 2008

UGC 8335 is a strongly interacting pair of spiral galaxies resembling two ice skaters. The interaction has united the galaxies via a bridge of material and has yanked two strongly curved tails of gas and stars from the outer parts of their bodies . Both galaxies show dust lanes in their centers. UGC 8335 is located in the constellation of Ursa Major, the Great Bear, about 400 million light-years from Earth. It is the 238th galaxy in Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies.

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.

Credits

NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, and A. Evans (University of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook University)

Image Details

About The Object
Object Name	UGC 8335, VV 250a, Arp 238, KPG 369B
Object Description	Interacting Galaxies
R.A. Position	13h 15m 34.49s
Dec. Position	62° 7' 33.89"
Constellation	Ursa Major
Distance	400 million light-years (150 million parsecs)
About The Data
Data Description	HST Proposal: A. Evans (University of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook University)
Instrument	HST>ACS/WFC
Exposure Dates	May 10, 2002, Exposure Time: 36 minutes
Filters	F435W (B) and F814W (I)
About The Image
Color Info	Blue: F435W (B) Green: F435W (B) + F814W (I) Red: F814W (I)