IRAS 06076-2139 is a pair of unusual interacting galaxies located in the constellation of Lepus about 538 million light years[2] from Earth, making it a local universe type galaxy. The two galaxies are fairly close to each other at just 200,000 light years.[3] These two galaxies are interacting and rushing by each other at a speed of 2 million kilometers (1,243,000 miles) per hour. Due to their speed, they are unlikely to merge with each other.[4]
| IRAS 06076-2139 | |
|---|---|
 A picture of the two interacting galaxies taken by NASA by using the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Lepus |
| Right ascension | 06h 09m 45.78590s[1] |
| Declination | −21° 40′ 23.6149″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.037446[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 11,226 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 538 Mly (165.0 Mpc)[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Interacting galaxies |
References
edit- ^ a b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2021). "Gaia Early Data Release 3: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 649: A1. arXiv:2012.01533. Bibcode:2021A&A...649A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657. S2CID 227254300. (Erratum: doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657e).
- ^ a b c d Arribas, S.; Colina, L.; Monreal-Ibero, A.; Alfonso, J.; García-Marín, M.; Alonso-Herrero, A. (2008). "VLT-VIMOS integral field spectroscopy of luminous and ultraluminous infrared galaxies". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 479 (3): 687–702. arXiv:0710.2761. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078451.
- ^ information@eso.org. "Close encounter". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ "Hubble Catches a Galaxy Duo by the "Hare" - NASA Science". science.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
