Stephan's Quintet [NOAO] (ground-based image)
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Studying the star clusters and dwarf galaxies in Stephan's Quintet provides insights into how galactic encounters may have driven galaxy evolution in the early universe. The quintet resides 270 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus.
Credit:NASA & ESA
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | Stephan's Quintet |
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | 300 million light years |
| Constellation: | Pegasus |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 22 35 59.27 |
| Position (Dec): | 33° 57' 38.24" |
| Field of view: | 4.21 x 4.15 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 2.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 450 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical V | 569 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |