Who Discovered of galaxy in India?

Dr Kanak Saha
In a key achievement for the Indian space programme, a team of astronomers headed by Dr Kanak Saha, from Pune-based Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), discovered a galaxy called AUDFs01.

Which is the new galaxy discovered by Indian astronomers?

AUDFs01
India’s first Multi-Wavelength Space Observatory AstroSat detected extreme-UV light from a galaxy located 9.3 billion light-years away from Earth. The galaxy called AUDFs01 was discovered by a team of astronomers led by Dr Kanak Saha from the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics(IUCAA) Pune.

Who discovered about galaxy?

The first galaxies were identified in the 17th Century by the French astronomer Charles Messier, although at the time he did not know what they were. Messier, who was a keen observer of comets, spotted a number of other fuzzy objects in the sky which he knew were not comets.

What is the name of Indian galaxy?

“We have a habit of naming galaxies after rivers; the Milky Way is referred to as Akash Ganga.

What universe are we in called?

Well, Earth is located in the universe in the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies. A supercluster is a group of galaxies held together by gravity. Within this supercluster we are in a smaller group of galaxies called the Local Group.

How do astronomers find galaxies?

Astronomers can use what are called surface brightness fluctuations (SBF, for short), along with the color of a galaxy, to calculate how far away it is from earth. Most galaxies measured in this way are millions of light years away.

What scientific concept did Indian astronomers prove?

What scientific concept did Indian astronomers prove long before Europeans did? They determined the distance between Earth and the moon.

Who is the father of ancient Indian astronomy?

Brahmagupta, (born 598—died c. 665, possibly Bhillamala [modern Bhinmal], Rajasthan, India), one of the most accomplished of the ancient Indian astronomers. He also had a profound and direct influence on Islamic and Byzantine astronomy.

Who discovered Saraswati supercluster?

A team of astronomers from the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) and Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, and members of two other Indian universities, have discovered this supercluster of galaxies.

What is Milky Way called in India?

Akash Ganga
Other galaxies are even farther away from us and can only be seen through telescopes. Milky is also called Akash Ganga in India, which literally translates to “The Ganges of the sky” in Sanskrit.

How did India’s Astrosat detect extreme-UV light from a galaxy?

India`s first Multi-Wavelength Space Observatory called ‘AstroSat’ detected extreme-UV light from a galaxy located 9.3 billion light-years away from Earth. India`s AstroSat/UVIT was able to achieve this unique feat because the background noise is much less than NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.

Who discovered the Galaxy audfs01?

A team of astronomers led by Dr Kanak Saha from the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) Pune discovered the galaxy called AUDFs01. India`s first Multi-Wavelength Space Observatory called ‘AstroSat’ detected extreme-UV light from a galaxy located 9.3 billion light-years away from Earth.

When was Astrosat launched in India?

India`s first Space Observatory AstroSat, was launched by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on September 28, 2015. India’s first Space Observatory AstroSat, which has made this discovery, was launched by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on September 28, 2015.