NGC 4038 Antenna Galaxy
This near-infrared image obtained with GeMS adaptive optics system reveals remarkable, colorful details in NGC 4038, one of the components of the Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038/NGC 4039). This starburst system, only about 10.5 million light-years distant, harbors a rich population of massive young clusters, whose formation has been triggered by the interaction of the two galaxies.
| Observatory: | Gemini Observatory (South) Cerro Pachon, Chile |
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| Telescope: | Gemini South |
| Instrument: | GMOS-S |
| Astronomer: | Gemini Observatory, Rodrigo Carrasco (Gemini), GeMS System Verification Team and T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) |
| Date of Observation: | 02-02-2013 |
| Filters and Assigned Colors: | J (blue), H (green) and Ks (red) |
| Exposure Times: | 4x30sec in J and H, 3x30sec in Ks |
| Location of Image: | Corvus |
| Field of View: | 1.6 x 1.4 arcmin |
| Orientation: | North is right, East is up |
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