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Cepheids in NGC 300
Some of the Cepheid type stars in the spiral galaxy NGC 300 (at the centre of the markers), as they were identified by Wolfgang Gieren and collaborators during the research programme for which the WFI images of NGC 300 were first obtained. In this area of NGC 300, there is also a huge cloud of ionized hydrogen (a "HII shell"). It measures about 2,000 light-years in diameter, thus dwarfing even the enormous Tarantula Nebula in the LMC.
Credit:ESO
Over de afbeelding
Id: | eso0221b |
Type: | Observatie |
Publicatiedatum: | 7 augustus 2002 |
Gerelateerde berichten: | eso0221 |
Grootte: | 1258 x 968 px |
Over het object
Naam: | NGC 300 |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
Afstand: | 6 miljoen lichtjaren |
Constellation: | Sculptor |
Categorie: | Galaxies Nebulae |
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 0 54 19.18 |
Position (Dec): | -37° 35' 3.71" |
Field of view: | 4.98 x 3.84 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.1° left of vertical |
Kleuren & filters
Band | Telescoop |
---|---|
Optisch B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Optisch V | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Optisch R | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Optisch H-alpha | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |