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Galaxia interactuante con el Hubble NGC 6670
NGC 6670 is a gorgeous pair of overlapping edge-on galaxies resembling a leaping dolphin. Scientists believe that NGC 6670 has already experienced at least one close encounter and is now in the early stages of a second. The nuclei of the two galaxies are approximately 50,000 ligh...
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- Jan 1, 2008
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- Hubble Space Telescope
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- hubblesite-images-2008-16-2295-image
NGC 6670 is a gorgeous pair of overlapping edge-on galaxies resembling a leaping dolphin. Scientists believe that NGC 6670 has already experienced at least one close encounter and is now in the early stages of a second. The nuclei of the two galaxies are approximately 50,000 light-years apart. NGC 6670 glows in the infrared with more than a hundred billion times the luminosity of our Sun and is thought to be entering a starburst phase. The pair is located some 400 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 | NGC 6670 , NGC 6670A/B, VII Zw 812 |
| Object Description | Interacting Galaxies |
| R.A. Position | 18h 33m 37.37s |
| Dec. Position | 59° 53' 21.19" |
| Constellation | Pavo |
| Distance | 400 million light-years (100 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 | October 30, 2001, Exposure Time: 38 minutes |
| Filters | F435W (B) and F814W (I) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | Blue: F435W (B) Green: F435W (B) + F814W (I) Red: F814W (I) |
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