Arp 148 (Visible & Infrared)

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spitzer_ssc2021-06b August 4th, 2021

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/STScI

This image shows galaxy Arp 148, captured by NASA's Spitzer and Hubble telescopes.

Also known as "Mayall's Object," Arp 148 captures a point in the interaction of two galaxies in which a ring has formed in the wake of their collision. The thick clouds of dusty material in the elongated galaxy (left) glow brightly in the infrared wavelengths of light seen by Spitzer (8 microns, red), while the glow of starlight dominates the visible light data from Hubble (0.3-0.8 microns, blue-green).

Provider: Spitzer Space Telescope

Image Source: https://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/image/ssc2021-06b-arp-148-visible-infrared

Curator: Spitzer Space Telescope

Image Use Policy: https://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/page/image-use-policy

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Arp 148 • Mayall's Object
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Interacting

Distance Details Distance

Universescale3
450,000,000 light years

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 11h 3m 53.3s
DEC = 40° 51’ 0.9”
Field of View
1.5 x 0.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Ursa Major

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble Optical 336.0 nm
Blue Hubble Optical 452.0 nm
Green Hubble Optical 606.0 nm
Green Hubble Optical 814.0 nm
Red Spitzer Infrared 8.0 µm
3.6 micron data only used in circled area
Spectrum_base
Blue
Blue
Green
Green
Red
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ID
ssc2021-06b
Subject Category
C.5.1.7.  
Subject Name
Arp 148, Mayall's Object
Credits
NASA/JPL-Caltech/STScI
Release Date
2021-08-04
Lightyears
450,000,000
Redshift
450,000,000
Reference Url
https://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/image/ssc2021-06b-arp-148-visible-infrared
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Spitzer
Instrument
Color Assignment
Blue, Blue, Green, Green, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Infrared
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
336, 452, 606, 814, 8000
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
3
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value
165.9720505, 40.8502446
Reference Dimension
1780.0, 1001.0
Reference Pixel
891.0, 501.5
Scale
-1.36806e-05, 1.3680649e-05
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
WCS retrieved using CXCs PinpointWCS
Creator (Curator)
Spitzer Space Telescope
URL
https://spitzer.caltech.edu
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
City
State/Province
Postal Code
Country
Rights
https://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/page/image-use-policy
Publisher
Spitzer Science Center
Publisher ID
spitzer
Resource ID
Resource URL
https://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/system/avm_images/binaries/11/original/Arp148.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2021-08-04T23:40:05Z
Metadata Version
1.2
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450,000,000 light years

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