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.

Crédit:

ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso0727a
Type:Collage
Date de publication:13 juin 2007
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso0727
Taille:2352 x 2043 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:IRAS 06035-7102
Type:Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN
Distance:z=0.079 (redshift)
Constellation:Mensa
Catégorie:Galaxies
Quasars and Black Holes

Image Formats

Grand JPEG
1,1 Mio
JPEG taille écran
250,9 Kio

Coordinates

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

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineLongueur d'ondeTélescope
Infrarouge
K
2.18 μmVery Large Telescope
NACO