Visible-Light View of the Antennae Galaxies

Ssc2004-14a3.tif
spitzer_ssc2004-14a3 September 7, 2004

Creator: Spitzer Space Telescope, Pasadena, CA, USA

Image Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/1272-ssc2004-14a3-Visible-Light-View-of-the-Antennae-Galaxies

This visible-light view of The Antennae Galaxies, a pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Corvus, shows the dust clouds surrounding the two galactic nuclei along with several newly formed, massive stars.

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Antennae Galaxies NGC 4038 NGC 4039 Arp 244
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy » Type » Interacting

Distance

Universescale2
68,000,000 light years

Position Details

Ssc2004-14a3.tif
Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 1m 53.2s
DEC = -18° 52’ 37.1”
Orientation
North is 4.5° CW
Field of View
4.8 x 3.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Corvus

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Arrow_left_blue KPNO Optical (B-band) 440.0 nm
Arrow_left_green KPNO Optical (V-band) 550.0 nm
Arrow_left_red KPNO Optical (R-band) 700.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Arrow_top_blue
Arrow_top_green
Arrow_top_red