Zooming in on PGC 6240

This video sequence begins with a zoom through the constellation of Hydrus in the night sky, finishing with Hubble observations of PGC 6240, an elliptical galaxy with a merger-induced shell structure.

Credit:

NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2. Music: movetwo. Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt

About the Video

Id:heic1318a
Release date:10 October 2013, 14:00
Related releases:heic1318
Duration:56 s
Frame rate:30 fps

About the Object

Name:PGC 6240
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Elliptical
Category:Galaxies

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