Ground-based image of the Antennae Galaxies
This ground-based image was taken by Robert Gendler and shows the two merging Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038 and NGC 4039) and their impressive long tidal tails.
Credit:Robert Gendler
About the Image
| Id: | heic0812c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 9 May 2008, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0812 |
| Size: | 3985 x 2672 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Antennae Galaxies, NGC 4038, NGC 4039 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
| Distance: | 45 million light years |
| Constellation: | Corvus |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 12 1 54.25 |
| Position (Dec): | -18° 53' 53.02" |
| Field of view: | 37.31 x 25.02 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.3° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical Pseudogreen (V+I) |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS | |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |