Ultraluminous Contortionist | Space Wallpaper
Friday, September 6, 2013 - 12:30
in Astronomy & Space
The contorted object captured by Hubble in this cool space wallpaper is IRAS 22491-1808, also known as the South America Galaxy. It is an ultraluminous infrared galaxy (ULIRG) that emits a huge amount of light at infrared wavelengths.