Hubble image of ESO 381-12

Esahubble_heic1516a_1024

esahubble_heic1516a July 9th, 2015

Credit: NASA, ESA, P. Goudfrooij (STScI)

The ghostly shells of galaxy ESO 381-12 are captured here in a new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, set against a backdrop of distant galaxies. The strikingly uneven structure and the clusters of stars that orbit around the galaxy suggest that ESO 381-12 may have been part of a dramatic collision sometime in its relatively recent past.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1516a/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
ESO 381-12 PGC 42871
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Lenticular
Esahubble_heic1516a_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 44m 4.6s
DEC = -34° 11’ 58.5”
Orientation
North is 129.0° CW
Field of View
3.3 x 3.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Centaurus
Esahubble_heic1516a_1280
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ID
heic1516a
Subject Category
C.5.1.3  
Subject Name
ESO 381-12, PGC 42871
Credits
NASA, ESA, P. Goudfrooij (STScI)
Release Date
2015-07-09T15:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1516a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Instrument
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
191.019222234, -34.1995772269
Reference Dimension
3936.0, 3849.0
Reference Pixel
1968.0, 1924.5
Scale
-1.38792317223e-05, 1.38792317223e-05
Rotation
-129
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
heic1516a
Metadata Date
2014-08-06T13:44:23+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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