Starburst galaxy NGC 1808
NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2(WFPC2) has captured a flurry of star birth near the heart of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1808.
Credit:Jim Flood, an amateur astronomer affiliated with Sperry Observatory at Union College in New Jersey, and Max Mutchler, a member of the Space Telescope Science Institute staff who volunteered to work with Jim
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 05059-3734, NGC 1808 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Activity : Starburst |
| Distance: | 40 million light years |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical R | 658 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical R | 675 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |