About the Object
| Name: | II ZW 96 | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance: |
500 million light years | |
| Constellation: | Delphinus | |
| Category: | Galaxies MIRI NIRCam Picture of the Month | |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 20 57 24.46 |
|---|---|
| Position (Dec): | 17° 7' 40.99" |
| Field of view: | 1.83 x 1.68 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 106.3° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared | 1.5 μm | James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam |
| Infrared | 2.0 μm | James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam |
| Infrared | 5.6 μm | James Webb Space Telescope MIRI |
| Infrared | 3.56 μm | James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam |
| Infrared | 4.4 μm | James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam |
| Infrared | 7.7 μm | James Webb Space Telescope MIRI |
| Infrared | 15 μm | James Webb Space Telescope MIRI |
Galactic Get-Together
A merging galaxy pair cavort in this image captured by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. This pair of galaxies, known to astronomers as II ZW 96, is roughly 500 million light-years from Earth and lies in the constellation Delphinus, close to the celestial equator. As well as the wild swirl of the merging galaxies, a menagerie of background galaxies are dotted throughout the image.
[Image description: The galaxy merger lies in the centre. The cores of the galaxies, coloured blue, are below-centre. They are surrounded by red star-forming regions which stretch up through and above the centre. Faint yellow diffraction spikes appear in the middle. The lower galaxy is a mostly regular spiral shape, while the upper galaxy has been distorted heavily. The background is black, and covered with many tiny galaxies.]
Links
Credit:ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, L. Armus, A. Evans; the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration
About the Image
| Id: | potm2211b | |
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| Type: | Observation | |
| Release date: | 30 November 2022, 17:00 | |
| Size: | 3571 x 3271 px | |
