The cartwheel galaxy
This close-up image of the galaxy's nucleus reveals the comet-like knots of gas. These knots are mostly confined to the core's left side and appear as white streaks inside the blue ring.
Curt Struck and Philip Appleton (Iowa State University), Kirk Borne (Hughes STX Corporation), and Ray Lucas ( Space Telescope Science Institute), and NASA/ESA
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | Cartwheel Galaxy, IRAS 00352-3359 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Lenticular |
| Distance: | 500 million light years |
| Constellation: | Sculptor |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 0 37 40.96 |
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| Position (Dec): | -33° 42' 58.95" |
| Field of view: | 0.32 x 0.37 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 52.6° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 450 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |