Hubblecast 31: sky merger yields sparkling dividends

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esahubble_ann0910a October 13th, 2009

Credit: NASA & ESA

A bright and bizarre galaxy called NGC 2623 is the focus of this Hubblecast. The single galaxy is the product of the merger of two distinct galaxies. The union has spawned new star formation and activated one of the supermassive black holes found at the centres of the two original galaxies, causing it to emit light across a wide spectrum. The galaxy is part of the GOALS (The Great Observatory All-sky LIRG) Survey that combines the powers of four space telescopes to study over 200 of the most luminous infrared galaxies in the local Universe. ESA/HubbleVisual design & Editing: Martin KornmesserAnimations: Martin Kornmesser & Patrik Jonsson, Greg Novak & Joel Primack, UC Santa CruzWeb Technical Support: Lars Holm Nielsen & Raquel Yumi ShidaWritten by: Colleen SharkeyNarration: Dr. JMusic: movetwo & John Dyson from the CD DarklightStill images: XMM-Newton: ESA/Chandra: NASA/Galex: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ Spitzer: NASA/JPL-Caltech Directed by: Colleen SharkeyExecutive director: Lars Lindberg ChristensenAcknowledgement: Dr. Eckhard Sturm

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/ann0910a/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 2623
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Interacting
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 8h 38m 24.1s
DEC = 25° 45’ 15.3”
Orientation
North is 134.8° CW
Field of View
2.8 x 2.0 arcminutes
Constellation
Cancer

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (ACS) Infrared (I) -
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (Pseudogreen (B+I)) -
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (B) -
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ID
ann0910a
Subject Category
C.5.1.7  
Subject Name
NGC 2623
Credits
NASA & ESA
Release Date
2009-10-13T10:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/ann0910a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
I, Pseudogreen (B+I), B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
129.6004506, 25.7542365285
Reference Dimension
3396.0, 2347.0
Reference Pixel
1698.0, 1173.5
Scale
-1.38888941613e-05, 1.38888941613e-05
Rotation
-134.80000000000007
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
ann0910a
Metadata Date
2009-03-23T14:12:57+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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