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Dwarf Starburst Galaxy Henize 2-10

Small, bright, galaxy with star-forming regions illuminated in magenta.

Dwarf starburst galaxy Henize 2-10 sparkles with young stars in this Hubble visible-light image. The bright region at the center, surrounded by pink clouds and dark dust lanes, indicates the location of the galaxy's massive black hole and active stellar nurseries.

About the Object

R.A. Position
R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
08:36:15.15
Dec. Position
Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
-26:24:34.00
Constellation
ConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
Pyxis
Distance
DistanceThe physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs.
30 million light-years
Dimensions
DimensionsThe physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky.
Image is about 1.1 arcmin across (about 11,000 light-years)

About the Data

Data Description
Data DescriptionProposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive.
Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.
This Hubble image was created from HST data from proposal: 13442 (B.Tully), 10609 (W. Vacca), 6580 (P. Conti)
Instrument
InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
WFPC2, ACS/HRC, & ACS/WFC
Exposure Dates
Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
06 Nov. 2005, 12 March 2006, 03 April 1997, 10 Jan. 2014
Filters
FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
F330W, F606W, F656N, F814W

Object Name
Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
Henize 2-10
Object Description
Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
Dwarf Starburst Galaxy
Release Date
January 19, 2022
Science Release
Hubble Finds a Black Hole Igniting Star Formation in a Dwarf Galaxy
Read the release
Credit
NASA, ESA, Zachary Schutte (XGI), Amy Reines (XGI); Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)

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These images are a composite of separate exposures acquired by the ACS/WFC, ACS/HRC, WFPC2 instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope. Several filters were used to sample narrow and wide wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: Cyan: F330W Cyan: F606W Orange: F814W Red: F658N

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Black Hole Triggering Star Formation in Henize 2-10

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