The ultra luminous merger IRAS 06035-7102

IRAS 06035-7102 was formed as two spiral galaxies swung past each other on their first close encounter, throwing off huge streamers of gas and stars. At the same time, multiple bursts of vigorous star formation were ignited. The detail in the image allows these compact star clusters to be easily seen, both around the progenitor nuclei and also in the tidal tails. This is a K-band image obtained with NACO and the LGS. The colour-code corresponds to intensity.

Crediti:

ESO

A proposito dell'immagine

Identificazione:eso0727a
Tipo:Collage
Data di pubblicazione:13 Giugno 2007
Notizie relative:eso0727
Dimensione:2352 x 2043 px

A proposito delll'oggetto

Nome:IRAS 06035-7102
Tipo:Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN
Distanza:z=0.079 (redshift (spostamento verso il rosso))
Constellation:Mensa
Categoria:Galaxies
Quasars and Black Holes

Formati delle immagini

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Coordinate

Position (RA):6 2 54.06
Position (Dec):-71° 3' 10.57"

Colori e filtri

BandaLunghezza d'ondaTelescopio
Infrarosso
K
2.18 μmVery Large Telescope
NACO