AM 0500-620
AM0500-620 consists of a highly symmetric spiral galaxy seen nearly face-on and partially backlit by a background galaxy. The foreground spiral galaxy has a number of dust lanes between its arms. The background galaxy was earlier classified as an elliptical galaxy, but Hubble has now revealed a galaxy with dusty spiral arms and bright knots of stars. AM0500-620 is 350 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Dorado, the Swordfish.
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.
Credit:NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration and W. Keel (University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa)
About the Image
| Id: | heic0810bv |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 24 April 2008, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0810 |
| Size: | 1669 x 1669 px |
About the Object
| Name: | AM 0500-620, ESO 119-27 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
| Distance: | 350 million light years |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Category: | Anniversary Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 0 34.24 |
| Position (Dec): | -62° 4' 9.01" |
| Field of view: | 1.26 x 1.26 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 158.3° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 435 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical Pseudogreen (B+I) |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 | |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |