Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have created a beautiful new image of the Intermediate Spiral Galaxy NGC 5042.
This Hubble image shows NGC 5042, a mid-spiral galaxy, about 48 million light years away in the Hydra constellations. Image credits: NASA/ESA/Hubble/D. Thilker.
NGC 5042 It is located approximately 48 million light years from Earth, the Hydra constellation.
The galaxy has a diameter of 80,000 light years, known as ESO 508-31, LEDA 46126 or IRAS 13127-2343.
That's what NGC 5042 was I discovered it by British astronomer John Herschel on March 25, 1836.
“The NGC 5042 fills this frame of Hubble image nicely, and there is a single milky star marked with cross-shaped diffraction spikes that attempt to blend in with bright stars along the edge of the galaxy,” the Hubble astronomer said in a statement.
The NGC 5042 is packed with ancient stars, and the galaxy's spiral arms are decorated with patches of young blue stars.
“The elongated yellow orange objects scattered around the image are background galaxies that are far more distant than NGC 5042,” the astronomer said.
“Perhaps the most impressive feature of the NGC 5042 is its collection of vibrant pink gas clouds scattered throughout the spiral arm.”
“These flashy clouds are called the H II region and get a unique color from hydrogen atoms ionized by ultraviolet rays.”
“If you look closely at this image, it appears that many of these reddish clouds are associated with a mass of blue stars, often appearing to form shells around the stars.”
“The H II region is generated by vast clouds of hydrogen gas, producing sufficient high energy light to create the HI II region, and only hot, large stars are produced.”
“The stars that can create the H II region only live for millions of years, and therefore the eye blinks from the galaxy's perspective, so this image represents a fleeting snapshot of the life of this galaxy.”
New images of NGC 5042 are Hubble Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) UV, near-infrared, and spectral optical parts.
Six filters were used to sample different wavelengths. Colors are attributed to assigning different hue to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter.
“Hubble observed NGC 5042 in six wavelength bands ranging from ultraviolet to infrared and created this multicolored portrait,” the researchers said.
Source: www.sci.news
