Galaxy Trio: NGC 5566, NGC 5560, and NGC 5569

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galex_glx2006-03r_img04 July 28th, 2006

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer shows a triplet of galaxies in the Virgo cluster: NGC 5560 (top galaxy), NGC 5566 (middle galaxy), and NGC 5569 (bottom galaxy). The inner ring in NGC 5566 is formed by two nearly overlapping bright arms, which themselves spring from the ends of a central bar. The bar is not visible in ultraviolet because it consists of older stars or low mass stars that do not emit energy at ultraviolet wavelengths. The outer disk of NGC 5566 appears warped, and the disk of NGC 5560 is clearly disturbed. Unlike its galactic neighbors, the disk of NGC 5569 does not appear to have been distorted by any passing galaxies.

Provider: Galaxy Evolution Explorer

Image Source: http://www.galex.caltech.edu/media/glx2006-03r_img04.html

Curator: Galaxy Evolution Explorer

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 5560 NGC 5566 NGC 5569
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Grouping > Multiple

Distance

Universescale2
65,000,000 light years

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue GALEX (FUV) Ultraviolet (FUV) 150.0 nm
Yellow GALEX (NUV) Ultraviolet (NUV) 230.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Yellow
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ID
glx2006-03r_img04
Subject Category
C.5.5.2.  
Subject Name
NGC 5560, NGC 5566, NGC 5569
Credits
NASA/JPL-Caltech
Release Date
2006-07-28
Lightyears
65,000,000
Redshift
0.00503
Reference Url
http://www.galex.caltech.edu/media/glx2006-03r_img04.html
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
GALEX, GALEX
Instrument
FUV, NUV
Color Assignment
Blue, Yellow
Band
Ultraviolet, Ultraviolet
Bandpass
FUV, NUV
Central Wavelength
150, 230
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
Galaxy Evolution Explorer
URL
http://www.galex.caltech.edu
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
City
State/Province
Postal Code
Country
Rights
Publisher
Galaxy Evolution Explorer
Publisher ID
galex
Resource ID
Resource URL
/image/galex/glx2006-03r_img04
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Metadata Date
2023-02-16T22:16:20Z
Metadata Version
1.2
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