Close-Up of Star Formation in Antennae Galaxy

Esahubble_opo9734g_1024

esahubble_opo9734g October 21st, 1997

Credit: Brad Whitmore (STScI), and NASA/ESA

These close-up views of the cores of each galaxy show entrapped dust and gas funneled into the center. The nucleus of NGC 4038 (lower right) is obscured by dust which dims and reddens starlight by scattering the shorter, bluer wavelengths. This is also the reason the young star clusters in the dusty regions appear red instead of blue.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9734g/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Antennae IRAS 11593-1835 NGC 4038 NGC 4039
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Interacting
Galaxy > Component > Center/Core
Esahubble_opo9734g_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 1m 52.9s
DEC = -18° 52’ 1.5”
Orientation
North is 120.7° CCW
Field of View
0.4 x 0.4 arcminutes
Constellation
Corvus

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Hubble (WFPC2) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (B) 439.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Ultraviolet (U) 336.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Esahubble_opo9734g_1280
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ID
opo9734g
Subject Category
C.5.1.7   C.5.4.9  
Subject Name
Antennae, IRAS 11593-1835, NGC 4038, NGC 4039
Credits
Brad Whitmore (STScI), and NASA/ESA
Release Date
1997-10-21T19:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9734g/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Band
Infrared, Optical, Optical, Ultraviolet
Bandpass
I, V, B, U
Central Wavelength
814, 555, 439, 336
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
180.470293, -18.8670859
Reference Dimension
500.0, 500.0
Reference Pixel
251.0, 251.0
Scale
1.37816188232e-05, 1.38523522313e-05
Rotation
120.7
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
WCS info from NASA/Hubble
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
opo9734g
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:49:06+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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