Hubble image of Arp 142

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esahubble_heic1311a June 20th, 2013

Credit: NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

This image shows the two galaxies interacting. NGC 2936, once a standard spiral galaxy, and NGC 2937, a smaller elliptical, bear a striking resemblance to a penguin guarding its egg. This image is a combination of visible and infrared light, created from data gathered by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Planetary Camera 3 (WFC3).

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1311a/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Arp 142 NGC 2936 NGC 2937
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Interacting
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 9h 37m 43.3s
DEC = 2° 45’ 49.1”
Orientation
North is 15.0° CCW
Field of View
2.2 x 2.9 arcminutes
Constellation
Hydra

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (WFC3) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFC3) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Blue Hubble (WFC3) Optical (B) 475.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
heic1311a
Subject Category
C.5.1.7  
Subject Name
Arp 142, NGC 2936, NGC 2937
Credits
NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Release Date
2013-06-20T18:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1311a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
from 1984ApJ...287...95L
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFC3, WFC3, WFC3
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
I, V, B
Central Wavelength
814, 606, 475
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
144.430218241, 2.76364457164
Reference Dimension
3368.0, 4426.0
Reference Pixel
1627.19211954, 2225.81169658
Scale
-1.100459e-05, 1.100459e-05
Rotation
15.02854249673
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
heic1311a
Metadata Date
2013-06-04T08:28:18-04:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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