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About the Image
- Date
- 2004-09-07
- ID
- ssc2004-14a3
- Type
- Observation
- Credit
- M. Rushing/NOAO
About the Object
- Name
- Antennae Galaxies • NGC 4038 • NGC 4039 • Arp 244
- Type
- Galaxy > Type > Interacting
- Distance
- 68,000,000 Light Years
- Redshift
- 0.005475
Color Mapping
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
Optical | 440 nm | KPNO |
Optical | 550 nm | KPNO |
Optical | 700 nm | KPNO |
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Astrometrics
- Position (J2000)
- RA = 12h 1m 53.2s
- Dec = -18° 52' 37.1"
- Field of View
- 4.8 x 3.1 arcminutes
- Orientation
- North is 4.5° right of vertical
- Constellation
- Corvus
09.07.04
Visible-Light View of the Antennae Galaxies
This visible-light view of The Antennae Galaxies, a pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Corvus, shows the dust clouds surrounding the two galactic nuclei along with several newly formed, massive stars.
Image Components
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Image Composite view of the Antennae Galaxies ssc2004-14a1 |
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Image Spitzer view of the Antennae Galaxies ssc2004-14a2 |
Image Visible-Light View of the Antennae Galaxies ssc2004-14a3 |
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October 30 The Jack-o-Lantern Nebula |
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October 30 The Jack-o-Lantern Nebula |
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September 30 Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere! |
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September 30 Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere! (Annotated) |
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September 30 Bow Shocks Between the Bubbles |
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August 27 Full Infrared View of the M81 Galaxy |
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August 27 The Dust of Galaxy M81 |
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August 27 Galaxy M81 in Infrared, Revisited |
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August 27 M81 Galaxy by Starlight |
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August 19 Dark World |