The Tinker Bell triplet
Using ESO's Very Large Telescope, an international team of astronomers has discovered a stunning rare case of a triple merger of galaxies. This system, which astronomers have dubbed 'The Bird' - although it also bears resemblance with a cosmic Tinker Bell - is composed of two massive spiral galaxies and a third irregular galaxy.
In this image, a 30-min VLT/NACO K-band exposure has been combined with archive HST/ACS B and I-band images to produce a three-colour image of the 'Bird' interacting galaxy system. The NACO image has allowed astronomers to not only see the two previously known galaxies, but to identify a third, clearly separate component, an irregular, yet fairly massive galaxy that seems to form stars at a frantic rate.
Telif:ESO
Görüntü Hakkında
Kimlik: | eso0755a |
Tür: | Gözlem |
Yayın tarihi: | 21 Aralık 2007 |
Bağlantılı bültenler: | eso0755 |
Boyut: | 1246 x 1139 px |
Nesne Hakkında
Adı: | ESO 593-IG 008, The Bird |
Tür: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
Uzaklık: | 650 milyon ışık yılı |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Kategori: | Galaxies |
Mounted Image
Duvarkağıtları
Koordinatlar
Position (RA): | 19 14 31.08 |
Position (Dec): | -21° 19' 9.36" |
Field of view: | 0.60 x 0.55 arcminutes |
Yönelim: | Kuzey yönü 0.2° sol derece kadar dik konumdan sapma göstermektedir |
Renkler & Filtreler
Bant | Teleskop |
---|---|
Kırmızı ötesi K | Very Large Telescope NACO |
Optik B | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
Kırmızı ötesi I | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |