Atoms-for-Peace: a galactic collision in action*

This new image shows the results of a vast collision between two galaxies. This strange object is known as NGC 7252, or Arp 226, and has the odd nickname Atoms-for-Peace. The picture was taken by the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. It is a combination of exposures taken through blue and red filters, for a total exposure time of more than four hours. The field of view is about 18 arcminutes across.

 

This image is available as a mounted image in the ESOshop.

Bildnachweis:

ESO

Über das Bild

ID:eso1044a
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:10. November 2010 12:00
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso1044
Größe:4473 x 4536 px

Über das Objekt

Name:NGC 7252
Typ:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting
Entfernung:220 Million Lichtjahre
Constellation:Aquarius
Kategorie:Galaxies

Mounted Image

Bildformate

Großes JPEG
7,1 MB

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Bildschirm-Hintergrundbilder

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Koordinaten

Position (RA):22 20 42.06
Position (Dec):-24° 39' 54.56"
Field of view:17.74 x 17.99 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt 1.6° rechts zur Vertikale

Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichTeleskop
Optisch
B
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Optisch
R
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI