The Meathook Galaxy: NGC 2442 in Volans | Hubble Space Telescope

The Meathook Galaxy: NGC 2442 in Volans | Hubble Space Telescope

This Hubble view of the Meathook Galaxy (NGC 2442) focuses on the more compact of its two asymmetric spiral arms as well as the central regions. The spiral arm was the location of a supernova that exploded in 1999. These Hubble observations were made in 2006 in order to study the aftermath of this supernova. Ground-based data from MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope were used to fill out parts of the edges of this image.

Distance from Earth: ~55 million light years

Credit: NASA, European Space Agency, Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
Release Date: May 4, 2011

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