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.

Herkunftsnachweis:

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Über das Bild

ID:eso0727a
Typ:Zusammenstellung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:13. Juni 2007
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso0727
Größe:2352 x 2043 px

Über das Objekt

Name:IRAS 06035-7102
Typ:Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN
Entfernung:z=0.079 (Rotverschiebung)
Constellation:Mensa
Kategorie:Galaxies
Quasars and Black Holes

Bildformate

Großes JPEG
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Koordinaten

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

Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichWellenlängeTeleskop
Infrarot
K
2.18 μmVery Large Telescope
NACO