ARP 184 or NGC 1961, a biased or “peculiar” spiral galaxy, is still impressive in this image of the Hubble space telescope.
What is it?
One of the 338 formations classified by astronomer Halton Arp in 1966 in his “peculiar galaxies”, ARP 184 or NGC 1961 is a biased spiral galaxy, but still spectacular, as wrapped by the Hubble space of NASA/ESA.
ARP 184 was included in the catalog due to its only broad and spicy spiral arm that seems to stretch towards the earth. The distant side of the galaxy (as in relation to us) has only a few strands of gas and stars, instead of an equally spectacular spiral arm.
Where is?
ARP 184 is about 190 million light years from Earth in the Camelopardal constellation (La Girafa).
Why is it incredible?
This Hubble image is the product of three snapshot observation programs, which are observations of letters placed in time gaps between the observatories in orbit more long studies.
One of the three programs surveyed the galaxies listed in the Atlas of the peculiar galaxies, as well as a catalog of galaxies and peculiar associations of the South, a similar catalog compiled by Halon Arp and Barry Madore.
The two remaining snapshots programs analyzed the sequelae of fleeting astronomical events such as the four known supernovae that ARP 184 has organized in the last three decades.
Why know more?
You can see another image of Hubble from NGC 1961 and see another peculiar galaxy in the ARP catalog. You can also read how Hubble Space Telescope capabilities are compared today with Dier observatories.
