Astronomers used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to capture this image of the barred spiral galaxy LEDA 857074.
This Hubble image shows the barred spiral galaxy LEDA 857074. The color image was created from observations in the near-infrared part of the spectrum with Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). Four filters were used to sample different wavelengths. Color is produced by assigning a different hue to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image courtesy of NASA / ESA / Hubble / RJ Foley.
LEDA857074 It is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Eridanus.
“Hubble has observed a wide range of celestial objects, from galaxies, nebulae and star clusters to planets in our solar system and beyond,” Hubble astronomers said in a statement.
“Observing programs typically aim to collect data that will enable astronomers to answer specific questions.”
“Naturally, this means that most of the planned observations will be directed at objects that astronomers have already studied.”
“Some are well-known, such as the Crab Nebula and the globular cluster Omega Centauri, while others, such as the Spider Galaxy and NGC 4753, are less well known to the public but have been featured in hundreds of scientific papers.”
“This galaxy is not like that: LEDA 857074 has been named in fewer than five papers, one of which is the Lyon-Meudon extragalactic database itself.”
“Apart from its location, virtually no data has been recorded about this object. It has never been studied since it was discovered. So why did it attract the attention of the legendary Hubble telescope?”
In 2022, an automated survey observed a supernova event in LEDA 857074 called SN 2022ADQZ.
“Although astronomers have catalogued millions of galaxies and tens of thousands of supernovae are detected annually today, the probability of discovery in any particular galaxy is low,” the researchers said.
“We don’t know how actively LEDA 857074 is forming stars, and therefore how frequently it will undergo supernova explosions.”
“The spotlight from this supernova made this galaxy an unexpected and lucky target for Hubble!”
“This object joins the ranks of many other well-known celestial objects thanks to its unique imaging by the Hubble Space Telescope.”
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