The merging galaxy pair NGC 4568 and NGC 4567
noirlab_noirlab2219a August 9th, 2022
Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURAImage processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF's NOIRLab), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF's NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab) & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)
This image from the Gemini North telescope in Hawai‘i reveals a pair of interacting spiral galaxies — NGC 4568 (bottom) and NGC 4567 (top) — as they begin to clash and merge. The galaxies will eventually form a single elliptical galaxy in around 500 million years.
Provider: NOIRLab
Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2219a/
Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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Image Details
Position Details
Color Mapping
- ID
- noirlab2219a
- Subject Category
- Subject Name
- NGC 4567, NGC 4568, SN 2020fqv
- Credits
- International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURAImage processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF's NOIRLab), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF's NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab) & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)
- Release Date
- 2022-08-09T11:00:00
- Lightyears
- Redshift
- Reference Url
- https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2219a/
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- Gemini North, Gemini North, Gemini North, Gemini North
- Instrument
- GMOS-N, GMOS-N, GMOS-N, GMOS-N
- Color Assignment
- Blue, Green, Orange, Red
- Band
- Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
- Bandpass
- g, r, i, H-alpha
- Central Wavelength
- 475, 630, 780, 656
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- None, None, None, None
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- J2000
- Reference Value
- 189.138573776, 11.2416898536
- Reference Dimension
- 2134.0, 1944.0
- Reference Pixel
- 1067.0, 972.0
- Scale
- -4.49592595923e-05, 4.49592595923e-05
- Rotation
- 89.04000000000002
- Coordinate System Projection:
- TAN
- Quality
- Full
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- NSF's NOIRLab
- URL
- https://noirlab.edu
- Name
- Telephone
- Address
- 950 North Cherry Ave.
- City
- Tucson
- State/Province
- AZ
- Postal Code
- 85719
- Country
- USA
- Rights
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
- Publisher
- NSF's NOIRLab
- Publisher ID
- noirlab
- Resource ID
- noirlab2219a
- Resource URL
- http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noirlab2219a.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2022-07-25T16:05:50+02:00
- Metadata Version
- 1.1
Detailed color mapping information coming soon...
