NGC 5364

The spiral galaxy NGC 5364 was the first object to be observed with the VIMOS instrument. This false-colour near-infrared raw First Light image reveal extensive structure in the spiral arms of the galaxy.

The image consists of a 60 sec exposure of NGC 5364 on February 26, 2002; image quality 0.6 arcsec FWHM; full moon; field of view 3.5 x 3.5 arcmin2 ; North is up and East is left.

Crédit:

ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso0209e
Type:Observation
Date de publication:13 mars 2002
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso0209
Taille:800 x 737 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:NGC 5364
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Distance:55 million années lumière
Constellation:Virgo
Catégorie:Galaxies

Image Formats

Grand JPEG
175,2 Kio
JPEG taille écran
189,2 Kio

Fonds d'écran

1024x768
242,3 Kio
1280x1024
373,4 Kio
1600x1200
484,1 Kio
1920x1200
538,9 Kio
2048x1536
695,5 Kio

Coordinates

Position (RA):13 56 12.06
Position (Dec):5° 0' 52.29"
Field of view:6.02 x 5.55 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.0° right of vertical

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineTélescope
Infrarouge
Near-IR
Very Large Telescope
VIMOS