The cartwheel galaxy
This close-up image of the galaxy's nucleus reveals the comet-like knots of gas. These knots are mostly confined to the core's left side and appear as white streaks inside the blue ring.
Credit:Curt Struck and Philip Appleton (Iowa State University), Kirk Borne (Hughes STX Corporation), and Ray Lucas ( Space Telescope Science Institute), and NASA/ESA
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | Cartwheel Galaxy, IRAS 00352-3359 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Lenticular |
| Distance: | 500 million light years |
| Constellation: | Sculptor |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 0 37 40.96 |
| Position (Dec): | -33° 42' 58.95" |
| Field of view: | 0.32 x 0.37 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 52.6° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 450 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |