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Hubble interactuando con la galaxia IC 2545
IC 2545 is a beautiful, but deceptive object that appears to be a single S-shaped galaxy, but is actually a pair of merging galaxies. The two cores of the parent galaxies are still visible in the central region. Other telltale markers for the collision include two pronounced tida...
- Fecha
- Jan 1, 2008
- Misión
- Hubble Space Telescope
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- hubblesite-images-2008-16-2298-image
IC 2545 is a beautiful, but deceptive object that appears to be a single S-shaped galaxy, but is actually a pair of merging galaxies. The two cores of the parent galaxies are still visible in the central region. Other telltale markers for the collision include two pronounced tidal arms of gas and stars flung out from the central region. The tidal arm curving upwards and clockwise in the image contains a number of blue star clusters. IC 2545 glows strongly in the infrared part of the spectrum - another sign that it is a pair of merging galaxies. It lies in the constellation of Antlia, the Air Pump, some 450 million light-years away from Earth.
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 A. Evans (University of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook University)Detalles de la imagen
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | IC 2545, AM 1003-333 |
| Object Description | Interacting Galaxies |
| R.A. Position | 10h 6m 5.04s |
| Dec. Position | -33° 53' 14.79" |
| Constellation | Antlia |
| Distance | 450 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 | November 5, 2001, Exposure Time: 34 minutes |
| Filters | F435W (B) and F814W (I) |
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