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Galaxia interactuante con el Hubble MCG11-002
MCG+08-11-002 is an odd-looking galaxy with a spectacular dark band of absorbing dust in front of the galaxy's center, making it resemble a "Black Eye". Scientists believe that it is the remnant of an earlier collision of two separate galaxies. This peculiar galaxy is at the cent...
- Fecha
- Jan 1, 2008
- Misión
- Hubble Space Telescope
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- hubblesite-images-2008-16-2340-image
MCG+08-11-002 is an odd-looking galaxy with a spectacular dark band of absorbing dust in front of the galaxy's center, making it resemble a "Black Eye". Scientists believe that it is the remnant of an earlier collision of two separate galaxies. This peculiar galaxy is at the center of a rich field of foreground stars, close to the plane of our own Milky Way galaxy. MCG+08-11-002 is about 250 million light-years away in the constellation of Auriga, the Charioteer.
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 | MCG+08-11-002 |
| Object Description | Interacting Galaxies |
| R.A. Position | 05h 40m 44.01s |
| Dec. Position | 49° 41' 41.2" |
| Constellation | Auriga |
| Distance | 250 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 | September 4, 2001, Exposure Time: 36 minutes |
| Filters | F435W (B) and F814W (I) |
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