Hubble Finds More Evidence of Galactic Cannibalism
This beautiful, eerie silhouette of dark dust clouds against the glowing nucleus of the elliptical galaxy NGC 1316 may represent the aftermath of a 100 million year old cosmic collision between the elliptical and a smaller companion galaxy.
Credit:About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | opo9906a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 18 February 1999, 06:00 |
| Size: | 1490 x 1480 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Fornax A, NGC 1316 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Lenticular |
| Distance: | 60 million light years |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 3 22 40.43 |
| Position (Dec): | -37° 12' 11.67" |
| Field of view: | 2.47 x 2.45 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 181.6° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical R |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |