Galaxy Merger Arp 302
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Observation • February 27th, 2019 • ssc2019-03c
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This image shows two merging galaxies known as Arp 302, also called VV 340. In these images, different colors correspond to different wavelengths of infrared light. Blue and green are wavelengths both strongly emitted by stars. Red is a wavelength mostly emitted by dust.
About the Object
- Name
- Arp 302 • VV 340 • Exclamation Point Galaxy
- Type
- Galaxy > Type > Spiral
- Galaxy > Type > Interacting
- Distance
- 450,000,000 Light Years
Color Mapping
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Infrared | 3.6 µm | Spitzer IRAC |
| Infrared | 4.5 µm | Spitzer IRAC |
| Infrared | 8.0 µm | Spitzer IRAC |
Astrometrics
- Position ()
- RA =14h 57m 0.4s
- Dec = 24° 37' 8.1"
- Field of View
- 3.9 x 3.9 arcminutes
- Orientation
- North is 53.9° left of vertical
