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Haro 11
Galaxy in the constellation Sculptor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Haro 11 (H11) is a small galaxy at a distance of 300,000,000 light-years (92,000,000 parsecs)(redshift z=0.020598).[1] It is situated in the southern constellation of Sculptor. Visually, it appears to be an irregular galaxy, as the ESO image to the right shows. H11 is named after Guillermo Haro, a Mexican astronomer who first included it in a study published in 1956 about blue galaxies.[2] H11 is a starburst galaxy that has 'super star clusters' within it and is one of nine galaxies in the local universe known to emit Lyman continuum photons (LyC).[3][4][5][6][7]
Quick Facts Observation data (J2000 epoch), Constellation ...
Haro 11 | |
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![]() Starburst Galaxy Haro 11 (ESO) | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Sculptor |
Right ascension | 00h 36m 52.7s[1] |
Declination | −33° 33′ 17.2″ |
Redshift | 0.020598 |
Distance | 300 million ly |
Characteristics | |
Type | Starburst galaxy |
Notable features | Lyman continuum Leaker |
Other designations | |
ESO 350-IG 038, PGC 002204, AM 0034-334 et al.[1] |
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