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.
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: | heic0810bc |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 24 April 2008, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0810 |
| Size: | 3253 x 3253 px |
About the Object
| Name: | ESO 239-2 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
| Distance: | 550 million light years |
| Constellation: | Grus |
| Category: | Anniversary Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 22 49 39.97 |
| 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 |