Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 6050
About This Image
Caption
NGC 6050/IC 1179 (Arp 272) is a remarkable collision between two spiral galaxies, NGC 6050 and IC 1179, and is part of the Hercules Galaxy Cluster, located in the constellation of Hercules. The galaxy cluster is part of the Great Wall of clusters and superclusters, the largest known structure in the universe. The two spiral galaxies are linked by their swirling arms. Arp 272 is located some 450 million light-years away from Earth and is the number 272 in Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies.
This image is part of a large collection of 59 images of merging galaxies taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and released on the occasion of its 18th anniversary on 24th April 2008.
About The Object
- Object Name
- NGC 6050, IC 1179, Arp 272
- Object Description
- Interacting Galaxies
- R.A. Position
- 16h 5m 22.96s
- Dec. Position
- 17° 45' 27.2"
- Constellation
- Hercules
- Distance
- 450 million light-years (150 megaparsecs)
About The Data
- Data Description
- HST Proposal: 11095 K. Noll (STScI)
- Instrument
- February 12 - 14, 2007, Exposure Time: 5 hours
- Filters
- F450W (B), F555W (V), and F814W (I)
About The Image
- Color Info
- Blue: F450W (B)
Green: F555W (V)
Red: F814W (I) - Compass and Scale Image
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About The Object
- Object Name
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- Object Description
- The type of astronomical object.
- R.A. Position
- Right ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
- Dec. Position
- Declination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
- Constellation
- One of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
- Distance
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About The Data
- Data Description
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- Instrument
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- Filters
- The camera filters that were used in the science observations.
About The Image
- Color Info
- A brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.
- Compass and Scale Image
- An astronomical image with a scale that shows how large an object is on the sky, a compass that shows how the object is oriented on the sky, and the filters with which the image was made.
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