Image:Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 5754 (2008-04-24).jpg

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Description

This beautiful pair of interacting galaxies consists of NGC 5754, the large spiral on the right, and NGC 5752, the smaller companion in the bottom left corner of the image. NGC 5754's internal structure has hardly been disturbed by the interaction. The outer structure does exhibit tidal features, as does the symmetry of the inner spiral pattern and the kinked arms just beyond its inner ring. In contrast, NGC 5752 has undergone a starburst episode, with a rich population of massive and luminous star clusters clumping around the core and intertwined with intricate dust lanes. The contrasting reactions of the two galaxies to their interaction are due to their differing masses and sizes. NGC 5754 is located in the constellation Bootes, the Herdsman, some 200 million light-years away.

This image is part of a large collection of 59 images of merging galaxies taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and released on the occasion of its 18th anniversary on 24th April 2008.

Technical facts about this image
About the object
Object name: NGC 5754, NGC 5752, NGC 5752/4, Arp 297
Object description: Interacting Galaxies
Position (J2000): 14 45 19.64
+38 43 54.0
Constellation: Bo tes
Distance: 200 million light-years (50 million parsecs)
About the data
Data description: The Hubble image was created using HST data from proposal 7467: W. Keel (University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa)
Instrument: WFPC2
Exposure date(s): March 14, 1999
Exposure time: 1.4 hours
Filters: F435W (B) and F814W (I)
Source

http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2008/16/image/bw/ (direct link)
Date

2008-04-24
Author

NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, and W. Keel (University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa)
Permission
(Reusing this image)
Public domain
 This file is in the public domain because it was created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy).

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