Polar-ring Galaxy NGC 660 in Pisces: Wide-field view | Mayall Telescope
This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic camera on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. It shows NGC 660 and its surroundings. NGC 660 is a striking example of a polar ring galaxy.
Distance from Earth: ~40 million light-years
In the distant background are thousands of other galaxies. Nearly every small blue or yellow smudge is a very distant galaxy. A number of these, like NGC 660, show evidence of collisions or mergers. The image was generated with observations in the B (blue), V (green), I (orange) and Hydrogen-Alpha (red) filters. In this image, North is up, East is to the left.
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Credit:T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)
Release Date: June 30, 2020
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