IC 5152 HST
A small galaxy that is close enough and diffuse enough for Hubble to easily resolve many individual stars. Some puffs of emissive gas appear blue because of the filter set. They are really just regular old hydrogen alpha emission.
Completing HST's Local Volume Legacy A Snapshot Survey of Probable Nearby Galaxies
Red: hst_11986_40_wfpc2_f814w_wf_sci, hst_11986_39_wfpc2_f814w_wf_sci, hst_08192_54_wfpc2_f814w_wf_sci Green: Pseudo Blue: hst_11986_40_wfpc2_f606w_wf_sci, hst_11986_39_wfpc2_f606w_wf_sci, hst_08192_54_wfpc2_f606w_wf_sci
North is NOT up. It is 10.9° clockwise from up.Relevante Bilder
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IC 5152IC 5152 ist eine irreguläre Galaxie vom Hubble-Typ IA(s)m? im Sternbild Indianer am Südsternhimmel und ist etwa 4 Millionen Lichtjahre von der Milchstraße entfernt. .. weiterlesen