Hubble Looks at Face-On Barred Spiral Galaxy [View all]

Jun 3, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro



This Hubble image shows NGC 3059, a barred spiral galaxy some 57 million light-years away in the constellation of Carina. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / D. Thilker.

NGC 3059 resides approximately 57 million light-years away in the constellation of Carina.

Otherwise known as ESO 37-7, IRAS 09496-7341 or LEDA 28298, the galaxy has a diameter of 55,000 light-years.

It was discovered by the English astronomer John Herschel on February 22, 1835.

This new image of NGC 3059 is made up of observations from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) in the ultraviolet, near-infrared, and optical parts of the spectrum.

Six filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter.

“The data used to compose this image were collected by Hubble in May 2024, as part of an observing program that studied a number of galaxies,” the Hubble astronomers explained.

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