WISE 3-color (W1+W2+W3) image of NGC 6744. Left panel shows the images before star subtraction, and the right panel after. Credit: Yew et al., 2018.
The new research identifies radio and X-ray sources in NGC 6744 and estimates its star formation rate. Discovered in 1823, NGC 6744 is an intermediate spiral galaxy 30 million light years away in the constellation Pavo. It is thought to be one of the most Milky Way-like spiral galaxies in our immediate vicinity, and is perceived by astronomers as a useful analogue to our own galaxy when it comes to studying objects such as supernova remnants and H II regions—clouds of glowing gas and plasma in which star formation takes place.
When in 2005 a type Ic supernova was found in NGC 6744 at optical wavebands, astronomers started to observe this gal...
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