Result of a galactic crash

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esahubble_heic1716a September 28th, 2017

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA Acknowledgements: D. Calzetti (UMass) and the LEGUS Team, J. Maund (University of Sheffield), and R. Chandar (University of Toledo)

This image, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows the galaxy NGC 4490. The scattered and warped appearance of the galaxy are the result of a past cosmic collision with another galaxy, NGC 4485 (not visible in this image). The extreme tidal forces of the interaction between the two galaxies have carved out the shapes and properties of NGC 4490. Once a barred spiral galaxy, the outlying regions of NGC 4490 have been stretched out, resulting in its nickname of the Cocoon Galaxy.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1716a/

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 4490
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Activity > Starburst
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 30m 35.9s
DEC = 41° 38’ 29.1”
Orientation
North is 195.0° CW
Field of View
2.7 x 2.6 arcminutes
Constellation
Canes Venatici

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Green Hubble (WFC3) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFC3) Optical (y) 475.0 nm
Cyan Hubble (WFC3) Optical (B) 438.0 nm
Blue Hubble (WFC3) Optical (U) 336.0 nm
Purple Hubble (WFC3) Ultraviolet (UV) 275.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFC3) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFC3) Optical (H-alpha + NIII) 657.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Green
Green
Cyan
Blue
Purple
Red
Red
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ID
heic1716a
Subject Category
C.5.3.3  
Subject Name
NGC 4490
Credits
ESA/Hubble & NASA Acknowledgements: D. Calzetti (UMass) and the LEGUS Team, J. Maund (University of Sheffield), and R. Chandar (University of Toledo)
Release Date
2017-09-28T14:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1716a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
NED
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFC3, WFC3, WFC3, WFC3, WFC3, WFC3, WFC3
Color Assignment
Green, Green, Cyan, Blue, Purple, Red, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Ultraviolet, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
V, y, B, U, UV, I, H-alpha + NIII
Central Wavelength
555, 475, 438, 336, 275, 814, 657
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
187.649750637, 41.6414111316
Reference Dimension
4128.0, 3968.0
Reference Pixel
2064.0, 1984.0
Scale
-1.10023737609e-05, 1.10023737609e-05
Rotation
-194.99999999999997
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
heic1716a
Metadata Date
2017-03-06T09:54:45+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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