IRAS F10565+2448

Esahubble_heic0810ch_1024

esahubble_heic0810ch April 24th, 2008

Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration and A. Evans (University of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook University)

IRAS F10565+2448 is a system that appears to consist of two colliding galaxies. The larger galaxy has dust lanes, while the smaller galaxy has a pronounced curved tail that has been pulled away from the centre (downwards as seen here). IRAS F10565+2448 is located in the constellation of Leo, the Lion, about 600 million light-years away. Some scientists regard this system as a candidate for a three-galaxy system. The nature of the third object is unknown. This image is part of a large collection of 59 images of merging galaxies taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and released on the occasion of its 18th anniversary on 24th April 2008.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0810ch/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
IRAS 10566+2448 LEDA 33083
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Interacting
Esahubble_heic0810ch_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 10h 59m 19.0s
DEC = 24° 32’ 32.9”
Orientation
North is 62.2° CCW
Field of View
1.8 x 1.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Leo

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (ACS) Infrared (I) -
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (Pseudogreen (B+I)) -
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (B) -
Esahubble_heic0810ch_1280
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ID
heic0810ch
Subject Category
C.5.1.7  
Subject Name
IRAS 10566+2448, LEDA 33083
Credits
NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration and A. Evans (University of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook University)
Release Date
2008-04-24T15:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0810ch/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
I, Pseudogreen (B+I), B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
164.8292506, 24.5424613
Reference Dimension
2114.0, 2114.0
Reference Pixel
1058.0, 1058.0
Scale
-1.3879e-05, 1.3879028e-05
Rotation
62.19
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
heic0810ch
Metadata Date
2008-03-28T14:30:33+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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