| About the Object |
Object Name:
NGC 4038/4039 - the Antennae Galaxies
Object Type:
Interacting Galaxies
Position (J2000):
RA:
12h01m53.11s
Dec:
-18d52m04.8s
Distance:
21 Mpc or 68 million light-years
Constellation:
Corvus
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| About the Data |
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Z.Wang (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA)
Visible Light Image Credit: Mary Jo Rushing and Jim Lawler/Adam Block/NOAO/AURA/NSF
Instrument:
IRAC
Wavelength:
Spitzer Image: 3.6 (blue), 4.5 (green), 5.8-8.0 (red) microns;
Composite Image: 0.44 (blue), 0.70 (green), 8.0 (red) microns
Exposure Date:
24 December 2003
Exposure Time:
160 sec
Image Scale:
4.3 arcmin x 4.3 arcmin
Orientation:
North is 5.5 deg clockwise from up.
Release Date:
9/7/04
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| Observers |
Zhong Wang - Principal Investigator (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
M Ashby (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
G Fazio (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
W Forrest (University of Rochester)
J Huang (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
M Pahre (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
Judith Pipher (University of Rochester)
H Smith (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
Jason Surace (Spitzer Science Center)
S Willner (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
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