Stephan’s Quintet, as its name implies, is a group of five galaxies (NGC7317, 7318A, 7318B, 7319 and 7320) and lies about 270 million light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus (North-west ...

Stephan’s Quintet, was discovered in 1877 by Édouard Stephan, former director of Marseille Observatory in France. Skip to content. ... Hubble's Law shows the universe is expanding.

As well as the visualization, another way in which you can experience Stephan’s Quintet is through sonification. This takes a visual image and interprets it through sound.

Mariano Moles, from Instituto de Matematicas y Fisica Fundamental in Madrid, has studied Stephan's Quintet for many years. He said: "It is a personal pleasure for me to see this magnificent image from ...

Ever since 1929, when Edwin Hubble discovered that our universe is expanding, ... Stephan's Quintet was among the very first objects that the brand new 21-foot (6.5 meter) ...

Stephan’s Quintet is a picturesque grouping of five galaxies — including four galaxies that are about 290 million light-years away, plus a fifth galaxy that’s a mere 40 million light-years away.

Stephan’s Quintet Has a Shocking Surprise. By Phil Plait. Oct 15, 2015 9:30 AM. Hubble’s view of the inaptly named Stephan’s Quintet. Photo by Hubble Legacy Archive, ESA, NASA; ...

Both Hubble and Webb snapped images of a distant group of five galaxies known as Stephan’s Quintet. This band of galaxies is located nearly 300 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus.

This rare and violent event occurred within Stephan’s Quintet, a group of five galaxies locked in an intricate gravitational dance located 290 million light-years ... and the Hubble Space Telescope.

Thus, Stephan’s Quintet became the paradigm for the mysterious, and for cosmological insecurity. ... The Hubble Space Telescope finally solved this issue in 2000.

Stephan’s Quintet. Two views of the galaxy cluster Stephan's Quintet - Hubble on the left, James Webb on the right. Left: Hubble. Right: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI.

Stephan's Quintet: This portrait of Stephan's Quintet, also known as the Hickson Compact Group 92, was taken by the new Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) aboard the NASA Hubble Space Telescope.