NGC 7469
This is a stunning pair of interacting galaxies, the barred spiral Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 7469 (Arp 298, Mrk 1514), a luminous infrared source with a powerful starburst deeply embedded into its circumnuclear region, and its smaller companion IC 5283.
This system is located about 200 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Pegasus, the Winged Horse.
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: | heic0810cd |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 24 April 2008, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0810 |
| Size: | 3861 x 3861 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Arp 298, Mrk 1514, NGC 7469 |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
| Distance: | 200 million light years |
| Constellation: | Pegasus |
| Category: | Anniversary Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 23 3 17.74 |
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| Position (Dec): | 8° 53' 9.47" |
| Field of view: | 3.24 x 3.24 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 105.5° 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 |