Perseus dwarf galaxy
This object, [CGW2003] J031931.7+4131, is one of four dwarf galaxies that is part of a census of small galaxies in the tumultuous heart of the nearby Perseus galaxy cluster.
The galaxies appear smooth and symmetrical, suggesting that they have not been tidally disrupted by the pull of gravity in the dense cluster environment. Larger galaxies around them, however, are being ripped apart by the gravitational tug of other galaxies.
The image, taken by NASA/ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope in 2005, is an evidence that the undisturbed galaxies are enshrouded by a "cushion" of dark matter, which protects them from their rough-and-tumble neighborhood.
Credit:NASA, ESA and C. Conselice (University of Nottingham, U.K.)
About the Image
NASA press release
Id: | heic0903b |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 12 March 2009, 14:00 |
Related releases: | heic0903 |
Size: | 500 x 500 px |
About the Object
Name: | [CGW2003] J031931.7+4131, Perseus Cluster |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Dwarf |
Distance: | 250 million light years |
Constellation: | Perseus |
Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 3 19 31.78 |
Position (Dec): | 41° 31' 20.36" |
Field of view: | 0.42 x 0.42 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 95.1° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |