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今天的APOD继续发哈勃WFC3拍摄的四张最新照片之一,著名的斯蒂芬五重奏星系。APOD的图太慢了,我贴的是北京天文馆的镜像图。
Stephan's Quintet
Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble SM4 EROTeam
Explanation:
The first identified compact galaxy group,Stephan's Quintet is featured inthis stunning image from thenewly upgraded Hubble Space Telescope.About 300 million light-years away, only four galaxies of the groupare actually locked in a cosmic dance of repeated close encounters.The odd man out is easy to spot, though.The four interactinggalaxies (NGC 7319, 7318A, 7318B, and 7317)have an overall yellowish castand tend to have distortedloops and tails, grown under theinfluence of disruptive gravitational tides.But the bluish galaxy at the upper left (NGC 7320)is much closer than the others.A mere 40 million light-years distant, it isn't part of theinteracting group.In fact, individual stars in the foreground galaxy can be seen inthe sharp Hubble image, hinting that it is much closer thanthe others.Stephan's Quintet lies within the boundaries of the high flyingconstellationPegasus. |
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