Starburst Galaxy NGC 1808
This image, taken with the Hubble telescope's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2(WFPC2), provides a close-up view of the galaxy's center, the hotbed of vigorous star formation.
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 |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Activity : Starburst |
| Distance: | 40 million light years |
| Constellation: | Columba |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 7 43.82 |
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| Position (Dec): | -37° 30' 39.48" |
| Field of view: | 2.44 x 2.51 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 19.2° right of vertical |
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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 |