Technical facts about this news release:
| About this Object |
| Object Name: |
NGC 1409/1410 |
| Object Description:
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Pair of colliding/interacting galaxies |
| Position (J2000):
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R.A. 03h 41m 10.49s
Dec. -01°18' 09.0" |
| Constellation:
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Taurus |
| Distance: |
About 100 Mpc (300 million light-years) |
| Dimensions: |
The galaxies' centers are only 7000 pc (23,000 light-years) apart.
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| About the Data |
| Instrument: |
STIS |
| Exposure Date:
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October 25, 1999 |
| Exposure Time:
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1.6 hours |
| Filters: |
Red: Long-pass (7230Å), Green: Clear (5850Å), Blue: Difference
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| Principal Astronomers:
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W.C. Keel (University of Alabama) |
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| About this Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA and W.C. Keel (University of Alabama) |
| Release Date: |
January 9, 2001 9:30 a.m.(PST)/12:30 p.m.(EST) |
| Orientation: |
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