IRAS 20351+2521
IRAS 20351+2521 is a galaxy with a sprawling structure of gas, dust and numerous blue star knots. IRAS 20351+2521 is located in the constellation of Vulpecula, the Fox, 450 million light-years away from Earth.
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: | heic0810cb |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 24 April 2008, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0810 |
| Size: | 2312 x 2312 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 20351+2521, LEDA 90367 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | 450 million light years |
| Constellation: | Vulpecula |
| Category: | Anniversary Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 20 37 17.82 |
| Position (Dec): | 25° 31' 39.10" |
| Field of view: | 1.91 x 1.91 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 92.3° left of vertical |
View in ESASky:
View in WorldWide Telescope:
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 |