HST/WFPC2 image of galaxy NGC 7252
The Hubble telescope has uncovered over 1,000 bright; young star clusters bursting to life in a brief, intense, brilliant "fireworks show" at the heart of a pair of colliding galaxies.
Credit:Brad Whitmore (STScI)
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 22179-2455, NGC 7252 |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Distance: | 220 million light years |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 22 20 46.53 |
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| Position (Dec): | -24° 40' 33.17" |
| Field of view: | 2.45 x 2.51 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 197.7° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Ultraviolet U | 336 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical B | 439 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |