NGC 660
This wide-field image shows NGC 660 and its surroundings. NGC 660 is a striking example of a polar ring galaxy. In the distant background are thousands of other galaxies. Nearly every small blue or yellow smudge is a very distant galaxy. Some of these, like NGC 660, show evidence of collisions or mergers. A high-resolution image of NGC 660 from Gemini Observatory is also available on this website.
| Observatory: | Kitt Peak National Observatory Kitt Peak, Arizona |
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| Telescope: | KPNO 4-Meter |
| Instrument: | Mosaic I |
| Astronomer: | T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOAO/AURA/NSF) |
| Date of Observation: | 09-05-2008 |
| Filters and Assigned Colors: | B (blue), V (green), I (orange) and Hydrogen-Alpha (red) |
| Exposure Times: | 5x8min in B, 5x5min in V and I, and 5x10min in H-alpha |
| Location of Image: | Pisces |
| Field of View: | 34.4 x 34.8 arcmin |
| Orientation: | North is up, East is to the left |
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