The ultra luminous merger IRAS 06035-7102

IRAS 06035-7102 was formed as two spiral galaxies swung past each other on their first close encounter, throwing off huge streamers of gas and stars. At the same time, multiple bursts of vigorous star formation were ignited. The detail in the image allows these compact star clusters to be easily seen, both around the progenitor nuclei and also in the tidal tails. This is a K-band image obtained with NACO and the LGS. The colour-code corresponds to intensity.

Credit:

ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0727a
Type:Collage
Publicatiedatum:13 juni 2007
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0727
Grootte:2352 x 2043 px

Over het object

Naam:IRAS 06035-7102
Type:Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN
Afstand:z=0.079 (roodverschuiving)
Constellation:Mensa
Categorie:Galaxies
Quasars and Black Holes

Image Formats

Grote JPEG
1,1 MB

Coordinates

Position (RA):6 2 54.06
Position (Dec):-71° 3' 10.57"

Kleuren & filters

BandGolflengteTelescoop
Infrarood
K
2.18 μmVery Large Telescope
NACO