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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.
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O snímku
| Id: | eso1044a |
| Typ: | Pozorování |
| Datum zveřejnění: | 10. listopadu 2010 12:00 |
| Související články: | eso1044 |
| Velikost: | 4473 x 4536 px |
O objektu
| Jméno: | NGC 7252 |
| Typ: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
| Vzdálenost: | 220 milion světelné roky |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Kategorie: | Galaxies |
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Souřadnice
| Position (RA): | 22 20 42.06 |
| Position (Dec): | -24° 39' 54.56" |
| Field of view: | 17.74 x 17.99 arcminutes |
| Orientace: | Sever je 1.6° pravá od svislé osy |
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Barvy & filtry
| Pásmo | Dalekohled |
|---|---|
| Optický B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optický R | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |