NGC 3077
The dark clumps of material scattered around the bright nucleus of NGC 3077 are pieces of wreckage from the galaxy's interactions with its larger neighbours. NGC 3077 is a member of the M81 group of galaxies and it resides 12.5 million light-years from Earth.
Credit:NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton and B. Williams (University of Washington)
About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | heic0819d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 30 September 2008, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0819 |
| Size: | 1491 x 830 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 3077 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Dwarf |
| Distance: | 13 million light years |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 10 3 21.45 |
| Position (Dec): | 68° 44' 3.26" |
| Field of view: | 2.17 x 1.21 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 27.1° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 475 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |