Atoms-for-Peace: a galactic collision in action*
This new image shows the results of a vast collision between two galaxies. This strange object is known as NGC 7252, or Arp 226, and has the odd nickname Atoms-for-Peace. The picture was taken by the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESOòÀÙs La Silla Observatory in Chile. It is a combination of exposures taken through blue and red filters, for a total exposure time of more than four hours. The field of view is about 18 arcminutes across.
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Credit:ESO
About the Image
Id: | eso1044a |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 10 November 2010, 12:00 |
Related releases: | eso1044 |
Size: | 4473 x 4536 px |
About the Object
Name: | NGC 7252 |
Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
Distance: | 220 million light years |
Constellation: | Aquarius |
Category: | • Galaxies |
Mounted Image
Image Formats
Large JPEG
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Publication TIFF 4K
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Publication JPEG
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Screensize JPEG
296.6ˆàKB
Wallpapers
1024x768
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1280x1024
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1600x1200
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1920x1200
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2048x1536
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 22 20 42.06 |
Position (Dec): | -24° 39' 54.56" |
Field of view: | 17.74 x 17.99 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 1.6° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
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Optical B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Optical R | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
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