Can You Spot It?
Right in the middle of this image, nestled amongst a smattering of distant stars and even more distant galaxies, lies the newly discovered dwarf galaxy known as Donatiello II. If you cannot quite distinguish the clump of faint stars that is all we can see of Donatiello II in this image, then you are in good company. Donatiello II is one of three newly discovered galaxies that were so difficult to spot that they were all missed by an algorithm designed to search astronomical data for potential galaxy candidates.
Credit:ESA/Hubble & NASA, B. Mutlu-Pakdil
Acknowledgment: G. Donatiello
About the Image
| Id: | DonatielloII-esahubble |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | Feb. 14, 2023, 10:05 a.m. |
| Size: | 3838 x 1931 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Donatiello II |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 0 47 7.19 |
| Position (Dec): | -23° 57' 20.61" |
| Field of view: | 3.20 x 1.61 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 63.9° right of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical V | 606 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical V | 606 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical I | 814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical I | 814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |