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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About the Image
| Id: | eso1044a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 10 November 2010, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1044 |
| Size: | 4473 x 4536 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 7252 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
| Distance: | 220 million light years |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 22 20 42.06 |
| Position (Dec): | -24° 39' 54.56" |
| Field of view: | 17.74 x 17.99 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 1.6° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical R | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |