The Cartwheel Galaxy

Esahubble_opo9502d_1024

esahubble_opo9502d January 10th, 1995

Credit: Kirk Borne (ST ScI), and NASA/ESA

Hubble's detailed view shows the knot-like structure of the ring, produced by large clusters of new star formation. Hubble also resolves the effects of thousands of supernovae on the ring structure. One flurry of explosions blew a hole in the ring and formed a giant bubble of hot gas. Secondary star formation on the edge of this bubble appears as an arc extending beyond the ring.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9502d/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Cartwheel Galaxy • IRAS 00352-3359
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Lenticular
Esahubble_opo9502d_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 37m 40.3s
DEC = -33° 43’ 29.6”
Orientation
North is 52.7° CCW
Field of View
0.3 x 0.3 arcminutes
Constellation
Sculptor

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) -
Esahubble_opo9502d_1280
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ID
opo9502d
Subject Category
C.5.1.3  
Subject Name
Cartwheel Galaxy, IRAS 00352-3359
Credits
Kirk Borne (ST ScI), and NASA/ESA
Release Date
1995-01-10T23:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9502d/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2
Color Assignment
Blue
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
9.41795569567, -33.7248943787
Reference Dimension
165.0, 153.0
Reference Pixel
82.5, 76.5
Scale
-2.77623953752e-05, 2.77623953752e-05
Rotation
52.660000000000011
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
opo9502d
Resource URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/original/opo9502d.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:43:30+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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