ESO 239-IG002
ESO239 is most likely the result of a cosmic collision or a lengthy merger process that will eventually result in an elliptical galaxy. The messy intermediate stage, captured here, is a galaxy with long, tangled tidal tails that envelope the galaxy's core.
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.
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: | heic0810bc |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 24 April 2008, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0810 |
| Size: | 3253 x 3253 px |
About the Object
| Name: | ESO 239-2 |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
| Distance: | 550 million light years |
| Constellation: | Grus |
| Category: | Anniversary Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 22 49 39.97 |
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| Position (Dec): | -48° 50' 59.72" |
| Field of view: | 2.70 x 2.70 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 70.0° left 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 |