- Original Caption Released with Image:
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AM 0500-620 consists of a highly symmetric spiral galaxy seen nearly
face-on and partially backlit by a background galaxy. The foreground
spiral galaxy has a number of dust lanes between its arms. The background
galaxy was earlier classified as an elliptical galaxy, but Hubble has now
revealed a galaxy with dusty spiral arms and bright knots of stars.
AM0500-620 is 350 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation
of Dorado, the Swordfish.
This image is part of a large collection of 59 images of merging galaxies
taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and released on the occasion of its
18th anniversary on 24th April 2008. It was taken by the telescope's Wide
Field and Planetary Camera 2, which was designed and built by JPL.
- Image Credit:
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NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, and W. Keel (University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Image Addition Date:
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2008-04-24
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