Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Shell Galaxy NGC 7600
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 23, 2011 is “Shell Galaxy NGC 7600,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Ken Crawford ( Rancho Del Sol Observatory ) Collaboration: Andrew Cooper ( MPA ), Carlos Frenk, John Helly, Shaun Cole ( Institute for Computational Cosmology ), David Martinez-Delgado ( MPIA ), Star Stream Pilot Survey Group). The original explanation runs about 145 words.
From the explanation
“Similar in size to the Milky Way, elliptical galaxy NGC 7600 is about 160 million light-years distant. In this deep image , spanning about 1/2 degree on the sky toward the constellation Aquarius, NGC 7600 sports a remarkable outer halo of nested shells and broad circumgalactic structures.”
— APOD editors, December 23, 2011
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- December 23, 2011
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Ken Crawford ( Rancho Del Sol Observatory ) Collaboration: Andrew Cooper ( MPA ), Carlos Frenk, John Helly, Shaun Cole ( Institute for Computational Cosmology ), David Martinez-Delgado ( MPIA ), Star Stream Pilot Survey Group
- Copyright
- Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 145 words