NGC 3690
This system consists of a pair of galaxies, dubbed IC 694 and NGC 3690, which made a close pass some 700 million years ago. As a result of this interaction, the system underwent a fierce burst of star formation. In the last fifteen years or so six supernovae have popped off in the outer reaches of the galaxy, making this system a distinguished supernova factory.
This image is part of a large collection of 59 images of merging galaxies taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and released on the occasion of its 18th anniversary on 24th April 2008.
Credit:NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration and A. Evans (University of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook University)
About the Image
| Id: | heic0810as |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 24 April 2008, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic2101, heic0810 |
| Size: | 3823 x 3823 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Arp 299, IC 694, NGC 3690 |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
| Distance: | 150 million light years |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Category: | Anniversary Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 11 28 31.97 |
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| Position (Dec): | 58° 34' 0.25" |
| Field of view: | 3.19 x 3.19 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 172.3° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 435 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical Pseudogreen (B+I) |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS | |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |