AM 0500-620
AM0500-620 consists of a highly symmetric spiral galaxy seen nearly face-on and partially backlit by a background galaxy. The foreground spiral galaxy has a number of dust lanes between its arms. The background galaxy was earlier classified as an elliptical galaxy, but Hubble has now revealed a galaxy with dusty spiral arms and bright knots of stars. AM0500-620 is 350 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Dorado, the Swordfish.
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 W. Keel (University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa)
About the Image
| Id: | heic0810bv |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 24 April 2008, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0810 |
| Size: | 1669 x 1669 px |
About the Object
| Name: | AM 0500-620, ESO 119-27 |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
| Distance: | 350 million light years |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Category: | Anniversary Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 0 34.24 |
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| Position (Dec): | -62° 4' 9.01" |
| Field of view: | 1.26 x 1.26 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 158.3° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 435 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical Pseudogreen (B+I) |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 | |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |