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Galaxia interactuante con el Hubble AM 1316-241
AM 1316-241 is made up of two interacting galaxies - a spiral galaxy (on the left of the frame) in front of an elliptical galaxy (on the right of the frame). The starlight from the background galaxy is partially obscured by the bands and filaments of dust associated with the fore...
- Fecha
- Jan 1, 2008
- Misión
- Hubble Space Telescope
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- hubblesite-images-2008-16-2305-image
AM 1316-241 is made up of two interacting galaxies - a spiral galaxy (on the left of the frame) in front of an elliptical galaxy (on the right of the frame). The starlight from the background galaxy is partially obscured by the bands and filaments of dust associated with the foreground spiral galaxy. The Hubble image unravels the fine detail in the patchy clumps of dust confined to the spiral arms of the spiral galaxy. This dust reddens the light from the background just as the intervening dust in the Earth's atmosphere reddens sunsets here. AM1316-241 is located some 400 million light-years away toward the constellation of Hydra, the Water Snake.
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.
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NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, and W. Keel (University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa)Detalles de la imagen
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | AM 1316-241, ESO 508-45 |
| Object Description | Interacting Galaxies |
| R.A. Position | 13h 19m 32.89s |
| Dec. Position | -24° 29' 20.0" |
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Distance | 350 million light-years (100 million parsecs) |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | HST Proposal: W. Keel (University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa) |
| Instrument | HST>WFPC2 |
| Exposure Dates | July 18, 199,7 Exposure Time: 1.3 hours |
| Filters | F435W (B) and F814W (I) |
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