Mosaic with the Infrared Images of the Six Massive Elliptical Galaxies Found in the Hubble Ultra Dee (IMAGE)

Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)

Mosaic with the Infrared Images of the Six Massive Elliptical Galaxies Found in the Hubble Ultra Dee

Caption

The images reveal the stellar envelopes, as well as potential satellite galaxies.

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Ignacio Trujillo (IAC) with images from the HUDF 2012 programme.

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