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Hubble interactuando con la galaxia IC 2810

IC 2810 is a disk galaxy viewed nearly edge-on. It is slightly disturbed by gravitational interaction with a smaller, dusty companion (located to the bottom of the image). The larger galaxy shows blue knots of star formation. Although the pair has no overlapping region at present...

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Jan 1, 2008
Misión
Hubble Space Telescope
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hubblesite-images-2008-16-2283-image
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IC 2810 is a disk galaxy viewed nearly edge-on. It is slightly disturbed by gravitational interaction with a smaller, dusty companion (located to the bottom of the image). The larger galaxy shows blue knots of star formation. Although the pair has no overlapping region at present, it is possible that the two will eventually collide in the future. IC 2810 is located in the constellation of Leo, the Lion, about 450 million light-years away.

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.

Credits

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 NameIC 2810
Object DescriptionInteracting Galaxies
R.A. Position11h 25m 45.19s
Dec. Position14° 40' 35.0"
ConstellationLeo
Distance450 million light-years (150 million parsecs)
About The Data
Data DescriptionThe Hubble image was created using HST data from proposal 10592: A. Evans (University of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook University)
InstrumentHST>ACS/WFC
Exposure DatesNovember 19, 2001, Exposure Time: 33 minutes
FiltersF435W (B) and F814W (I)

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