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Name: IC 4687, IC 4689, IC 4687/6, AM 1809-574
Description: Interacting Galaxies
Position (J2000): RA 18h 13m 39.97s Dec -57° 43' 31.0"
Constellation: Pavo
Distance: 250 million light-years (50 million parsecs)
Instrument: HST>ACS/WFC
Exposure Dates: April 7, 2002
Exposure Time: 38 minutes
Filters: F435W (B) and F814W (I)
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble   Collaboration, and A. Evans (U of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook   University)
Release Date: April 24, 2008
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ABOUT THIS IMAGE:

IC 4687 forms a triplet with two other galaxies: IC 4686 to the right and IC 4689 further to the right. IC 4687 has a chaotic body of stars, gas and dust and a large curly tail to the left. The two companions are partially obscured by dark bands of dust. The interacting triplet is about 250 million light-years away from Earth, in the constellation of Pavo, the Peacock.

This image is part of a large collection of 59 images of merging galaxies taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and released on the occasion of its 18th anniversary on 24th April 2008.