NGC 3256
id:
ngc-3256-183-841045
title:
NGC 3256
text:
NGC 3256 is a peculiar galaxy formed from the collision of two separate galaxies in the constellation of Vela. NGC 3256 is located about 100 million light-years away and belongs to the Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster complex. NGC 3256 provides a nearby template for studying the properties of young star clusters in tidal tails. The system hides a double nucleus and a tangle of dust lanes in the central region. The telltale signs of the collision are two extended luminous tails swirling out from the
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Peculiar galaxy in the constellation Vela
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_3256
date created:
2018-03-28T23:05:40Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T14:38:45Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q1103845","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1103845"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Hubble_Interacting_Galaxy_NGC_3256_%282008-04-24%29.jpg","width":3640,"height":3640}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16