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Galaxy AM 1054-325
Galaxy AM 1054-325 has been distorted into an S-shape from a normal pancake-like spiral shape by the gravitational pull of a neighboring galaxy, seen in this Hubble Space Telescope image. A consequence of this is that newborn clusters of stars form along a stretched-out tidal tai...
- Date
- Feb 8, 2024
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2024-004-01hn3a68ahyz7yv50t5g2d2k0y
Galaxy AM 1054-325 has been distorted into an S-shape from a normal pancake-like spiral shape by the gravitational pull of a neighboring galaxy, seen in this Hubble Space Telescope image. A consequence of this is that newborn clusters of stars form along a stretched-out tidal tail for thousands of light-years, resembling a string of pearls. They form when knots of gas gravitationally collapse to create about 1 million newborn stars per cluster.
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NASA, ESA, STScI, Jayanne English (University of Manitoba)
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | AM 1054-325 |
| Object Description | Interacting Galaxy |
| R.A. Position | 10:56:58.79 |
| Dec. Position | -33:08:57.19 |
| Constellation | Antlia |
| Distance | 173 million light-years |
| Dimensions | Image is 1 arcmin across (about 50,000 light-years) |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | This image was created with Hubble data from proposals: (K. Knierman) and (M. Rodruck). |
| Instrument | WFPC2, WFC3 |
| Exposure Dates | 29 Feb 2008; 7 Nov 2017 |
| Filters | F336W, F435W, F606W, F814W |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | These images are a composite of separate exposures acquired by the Hubble Space Telescope using the WFPC2 and WFC3 instruments. Several filters were used to sample broad wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: Magenta: F336W, Cyan: F435W, Green: F606W, Red: F814W |
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