An ongoing cosmic collision

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esahubble_heic1720a December 14th, 2017

Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA

NGC 5256 is a pair of galaxies in its final stage of merging. It was previously observed by Hubble as part of a collection of 59 images of merging galaxies, released on Hubbles 18th anniversary on 24 April 2008. The new data make the gas and dust being whirled around inside and outside the galaxy more visible than ever before. This image is composed of data gathered with the Advanced Camera for Surveys and the Wide-Field Camera 3.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1720a/

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 5256
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Interacting
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 13h 38m 17.8s
DEC = 48° 16’ 33.2”
Orientation
North is 28.7° CCW
Field of View
2.3 x 2.3 arcminutes
Constellation
Ursa Major

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (WFC3) Optical (SII) 673.0 nm
Red Hubble (ACS) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (B) 435.0 nm
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (B) 435.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Red
Green
Green
Blue
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ID
heic1720a
Subject Category
C.5.1.7  
Subject Name
NGC 5256
Credits
ESA/Hubble, NASA
Release Date
2017-12-14T16:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1720a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFC3, ACS, ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Red, Red, Green, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Infrared, Infrared, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
SII, I, I, B, B
Central Wavelength
673, 814, 814, 435, 435
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
204.5740725, 48.2758920647
Reference Dimension
2712.0, 2712.0
Reference Pixel
1356.0, 1356.0
Scale
-1.39033768479e-05, 1.39033768479e-05
Rotation
28.660000000000029
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
heic1720a
Metadata Date
2017-03-13T19:20:34+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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