Aunque las dos galaxias en NGC 3256 aparecen fusionadas cuando se ve con luz visible, se encuentra un segundo núcleo brillante que se esconde entre la maraña de carriles de polvo en la región central. Al usar una gama de telescopios en el suelo y en el espacio, Grandes observatorios All-Sky Lirg Survey (objetivos) El equipo de investigación ha estado analizando las galaxias como NGC 3256 de X-Ray-WaaveG. NGC 3256 tiene un núcleo activo enterrado, choques a gran escala de dos poderosas salidas y una gran cantidad de clústeres de estrellas compactos y brillantes.
La próxima investigación con el telescopio espacial James Webb ayudará a los investigadores a aprender más sobre las salidas, lo que les permitirá modelar mejor el gas caliente y frío, y determinar qué implicaciones para cómo se forman las estrellas en rápido rápido evolución en rápido rápido evolución de rápido rápido. Galaxies.
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Image
NASA, ESA, Aaron S. Evans (UVA, NRAO, Universidad Estatal de Nueva York en Stony Brook), Hubble Heritage - ASA/Hubble Collaboration
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | NGC 3256, VV 065, AM 1025-433 |
| Object Description | Interacting Galaxies |
| R.A. Position | 10h 27m 51.57s |
| Dec. Position | -43° 54' 13.39" |
| Constellation | Vela |
| Distance | 100 million light-years (50 million parsecs) |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The HST observations include those from the Program (A. Evans). |
| Instrument | ACS/WFC |
| Exposure Dates | November 5, 2001, Exposure Time: 35 minutes |
| Filters | F435W, F814W |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | These images are a composite of separate exposures acquired by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Several filters were used to sample narrow wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: F435W Red: F814W |
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | A name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object. |
| Object Description | The type of astronomical object. |
| R.A. Position | Right ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position. |
| Dec. Position | Declination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position. |
| Constellation | One of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears. |
| Distance | The physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs. |
| Dimensions | The physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description |
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| Instrument | The science instrument used to produce the data. |
| Exposure Dates | The date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time. |
| Filters | The camera filters that were used in the science observations. |
| About The Image | |
| Image Credit | The primary individuals and institutions responsible for the content. |
| Publication Date | The date and time the release content became public. |
| Color Info | A brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented. |
| Orientation | The rotation of the image on the sky with respect to the north pole of the celestial sphere. |
