File:Distorted galaxy NGC 2442.jpg
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English: The distorted galaxy NGC 2442, also known as the Meathook Galaxy, is located some 50 million light-years away in the constellation of Volans (the Flying Fish). The galaxy is 75,000 light-years wide and features two dusty spiral arms extending from a pronounced central bar that give it a hook-like appearance, hence its nickname. The galaxy’s distorted shape is most likely the result of a close encounter with a smaller, unseen galaxy. This image is based on data acquired with the 1.5-metre Danish telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile, through three filters (B: 250 s, V: 187 s, R: 150 s). |
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Source | http://www.eso.org/public/images/ngc2442/ |
Author | ESO/IDA/Danish 1.5 m/R. Gendler, J.-E. Ovaldsen, C. C. Thöne and C. Féron |
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Credit/Provider | ESO/IDA/Danish 1.5 m/R. Gendler, J.-E. Ovaldsen, C. C. Thöne and C. Féron |
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Source | European Southern Observatory |
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Date and time of data generation | 23:18, 3 December 2009 |
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Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2 Garching bei München, , D-85748 Germany |
Keywords | NGC 2442 |
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