Quasar IRAS 04505-2958

Esahubble_opo9635a2_1024

esahubble_opo9635a2 November 19th, 1996

Credit: John Bahcall (Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton) Mike Disney (University of Wales) and NASA/ESA

The photo reveals evidence of a catastrophic collision between two galaxies traveling at about 1 million mph. The debris from this collision may be fueling quasar IRAS04505-2958, which is 3 billion light-years from Earth.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9635a2/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
IRAS 04505-2958 QSO B0450-299
Subject - Distant Universe
Galaxy > Activity > AGN > Quasar

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Esahubble_opo9635a2_1280
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ID
opo9635a2
Subject Category
D.5.3.2.1  
Subject Name
IRAS 04505-2958, QSO B0450-299
Credits
John Bahcall (Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton) Mike Disney (University of Wales) and NASA/ESA
Release Date
1996-11-19T15:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9635a2/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Redshift distance from NED
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2
Color Assignment
Red
Band
Optical
Bandpass
V
Central Wavelength
606
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
355.0, 355.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
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
opo9635a2
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:47:19+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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