HST/WFPC2 image of colliding galaxies NGC 4038 and NGC 4039

Esahubble_opo9734w_1024

esahubble_opo9734w October 21st, 1997

Credit: Brad Whitmore (STScI)

Includes an image made in red light from hydrogen gas.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9734w/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Antennae IRAS 11593-1835 IRAS F11593-1836 NGC 4038 NGC 4039
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Interacting
Esahubble_opo9734w_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 1m 52.1s
DEC = -18° 52’ 23.1”
Orientation
North is 120.0° CCW
Field of View
2.5 x 2.5 arcminutes
Constellation
Corvus
Esahubble_opo9734w_1280
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ID
opo9734w
Subject Category
C.5.1.7  
Subject Name
Antennae, IRAS 11593-1835, IRAS F11593-1836, NGC 4038, NGC 4039
Credits
Brad Whitmore (STScI)
Release Date
1997-10-21T19:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9734w/
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
180.4671238, -18.8730846
Reference Dimension
350.0, 350.0
Reference Pixel
175.23, 175.12
Scale
-0.000118019979955, 0.000118019979955
Rotation
120
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
opo9734w
Metadata Date
2019-10-07T11:40:58.211799
Metadata Version
1.1
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