Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4038 (top) and NGC 4039 (bottom)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation
Corvus[1]
Right ascension
12h 01m 53.0s / 12h 01m 53.6s[2]
Declination
−18° 52′ 10″ / −18° 53′ 11″[2]
Redshift
1642 ± 12 / 1641 ± 9 km/s[2]
Distance
45 Mly / 65 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)
11.2 / 11.1[2]
Characteristics
Type
SB(s)m pec / SA(s)m pec[2]
Size
500,000 ly (150 kpc)[3][a]
Apparent size (V)
5.2′ × 3.1′ / 3.1′ × 1.6′[2]
Notable features
Interacting galaxies
Other designations
Ringtail Galaxy,[2] NGC 4038 / 4039,[2] PGC 37967 / 37969, Arp 244,[2] Caldwell 60/61, UGCA 264/265[2]
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The Antennae Galaxies (also known as NGC 4038/NGC 4039 or Caldwell 60/Caldwell 61) are a pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Corvus. They are currently going through a starburst phase, in which the collision of clouds of gas and dust, with entangled magnetic fields, causes rapid star formation. They were discovered by William Herschel in 1785.[4]
^R. W. Sinnott, ed. (1988). The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J. L. E. Dreyer. Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-933346-51-2.
^ abcdefghij"NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4038 / 4039. Retrieved 2006-12-07.
^Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive (28 April 2017). "Exploring the Antennae". Retrieved 2018-05-01.
^"Corvus". Universe Today. Retrieved 2006-12-07.
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