Hubble Inspects a Set of Galactic Wings
esahubble_potw2216b April 18th, 2022
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, W. Keel.Acknowledgement: J. Schmidt
Two merging galaxies in the VV689 system — nicknamed the Angel Wing —feature in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. In this view, the focus is placed on the system itself, allowing a closer look at it's unique morphology.
Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA
Image Source: https://esahubble.org/images/potw2216b/
Curator: ESA/Hubble, Baltimore, MD, United States
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Color Mapping
| Telescope | Spectral Band | Wavelength | |
|---|---|---|---|
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SDSS (None) | Optical (u) | 354.0 nm |
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SDSS (None) | Optical (G) | 477.0 nm |
|
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Blanco-4m (DECam) | Optical (G) | 474.0 nm |
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SDSS (None) | Optical (R) | 623.0 nm |
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Blanco-4m (DECam) | Optical (R) | 644.0 nm |
|
SDSS (None) | Optical (I) | 762.0 nm |
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SDSS (None) | Optical (Z) | 913.0 nm |
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Blanco-4m (DECam) | Optical (Z) | 919.0 nm |
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Hubble (ACS) | Optical (V) | 606.0 nm |
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- ID
- potw2216b
- Subject Category
- E.5
- Subject Name
- VV689
- Credits
- ESA/Hubble & NASA, W. Keel.Acknowledgement: J. Schmidt
- Release Date
- 2022-04-18T06:00:00
- Lightyears
- Redshift
- Reference Url
- https://esahubble.org/images/potw2216b/
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- SDSS, SDSS, Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope, SDSS, Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope, SDSS, SDSS, Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
- Instrument
- None, None, DECam, None, DECam, None, None, DECam, ACS
- Color Assignment
- Purple, Blue, Blue, Green, Green, Yellow, Red, Red, Luminosity
- Band
- Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
- Bandpass
- u, G, G, R, R, I, Z, Z, V
- Central Wavelength
- 354, 477, 474, 623, 644, 762, 913, 919, 606
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- J2000
- Reference Value
- 150.4139287622381, 19.792463045742956
- Reference Dimension
- 1604.0, 2004.0
- Reference Pixel
- 802.0, 1002.0
- Scale
- -1.3897319169809118e-05, 1.3897319169809118e-05
- Rotation
- -22.759999999999931
- Coordinate System Projection:
- TAN
- Quality
- Full
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- ESA/Hubble
- URL
- https://esahubble.org
- Name
- 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
- potw2216b
- Resource URL
- http://esahubble.org/media/archives/images/original/potw2216b.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2022-03-25T03:00:58+01:00
- Metadata Version
- 1.1
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