Galaxy collision in NGC 6745

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esahubble_opo0034a November 2nd, 2000

Credit: Roger Lynds (KPNO/NOAO), NASA/ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA).

What appears as a bird's head, leaning over to snatch up a tasty meal, is a striking example of a galaxy collision in NGC 6745. A large spiral galaxy, with its nucleus still intact, peers at the smaller passing galaxy (nearly out of the field of view at lower right), while a bright blue beak and bright whitish-blue top feathers show the distinct path taken during the smaller galaxy's journey. These galaxies did not merely interact gravitationally as they passed one another, they actually collided.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://esahubble.org/images/opo0034a/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Baltimore, MD, United States

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
IRAS 19000+4040 NGC 6745
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Interacting
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 19h 1m 40.7s
DEC = 40° 44’ 48.6”
Orientation
North is 145.5° CW
Field of View
1.2 x 1.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Lyra

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (U) 336.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
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ID
opo0034a
Subject Category
C.5.1.7  
Subject Name
IRAS 19000+4040, NGC 6745
Credits
Roger Lynds (KPNO/NOAO), NASA/ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA).
Release Date
2000-11-02T07:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://esahubble.org/images/opo0034a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from NED
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Infrared
Bandpass
U, V, I
Central Wavelength
336, 555, 814
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
285.4194408, 40.7468391
Reference Dimension
755.0, 726.0
Reference Pixel
378.5, 364.0
Scale
-2.76152967882e-05, 2.75347425534e-05
Rotation
-145.5
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
WCS info from NASA/Hubble
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
https://esahubble.org
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
ESA Office, Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Dr
City
Baltimore
State/Province
MD
Postal Code
21218
Country
United States
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
opo0034a
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:16:58+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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