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Toothbrush Galaxy
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Toothbrush Galaxy
Markarian 273 (Mrk 273).
Markarian 273 is a galaxy with a bizarre structure that somewhat resembles a toothbrush. The Hubble image shows an intricate central region and a striking tail that extends diagonally towards the bottom-right of the image. The tail is about 130 thousand light-years long and is strongly indicative of a merger between two galaxies. Markarian 273 has an intense region of starburst, where 60 solar masses of new stars are born each year. Near-infrared observations reveal a nucleus with two components. Markarian 273 is one of the most luminous galaxies when observed in the infrared, and is located 500 million light-years away from Earth.
Object name: Mrk 273, UGC 8696, I Zw 071 Object description: Interacting Galaxies Position (J2000): 13 44 42.29 +55 53 10.5 Constellation: Ursa Major Distance: 500 million light-years (150 million parsecs) Data description: The Hubble image was created using HST data from proposal 10592: A. Evans (University of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook University) Instrument: ACS/WFC Exposure date(s): November 16, 2001 Exposure time: 37 minutes Filters: F435W (B) and F814W (I)