Hubble image of the Meathook galaxy
This close-up Hubble view of the Meathook Galaxy (NGC 2442) focuses on the more compact of its two asymmetric spiral arms as well as the central regions. The spiral arm was the location of a supernova that exploded in 1999. These observations were made in 2006 in order to study the aftermath of this supernova. Ground-based data from MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope were used to fill out parts of the edges of this image.
Credit:NASA/ESA and ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso1115b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 4 May 2011, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1115 |
| Size: | 2856 x 3951 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 2442, SN 1999ga |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy Local Universe : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Supernova |
| Distance: | 55 million light years |
| Constellation: | Volans |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 7 36 21.10 |
| Position (Dec): | -69° 32' 41.53" |
| Field of view: | 2.38 x 3.30 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 175.2° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 435 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical B | 450 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical Pseudogreen (B+I) | Hubble Space Telescope ACS | |
| Infrared I | 814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical H-alpha | 658 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |