Spiral galaxy Messier 83
If our Milky Way were to resemble this one, we certainly would be proud of our home ! The beautiful spiral galaxy Messier 83 [4] is located in the southern constellation Hydra (the Water Snake) and is also known as NGC 5236 and as the Southern Pinwheel galaxy. Its distance is about 15 million light-years. Being about twice as small as the Milky Way, its size on the sky is 11x10 arcmin2...
The image show clumpy, well-defined spiral arms that are rich in young stars, while the disc reveals a complex system of intricate dust lanes. This galaxy is known to be a site of vigorous star formation.
Crédito:ESO
Sobre la imagen
Identificador: | eso0525b |
Tipo: | Observación |
Fecha de publicación: | 10 de Agosto de 2005 |
Noticias relacionadas: | eso0525 |
Tamaño: | 2048 x 2040 px |
Sobre el objeto
Nombre: | Messier 83 |
Tipo: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
Distancia: | 15 millón años luz |
Constellation: | Hydra |
Categoría: | Galaxies |
Fondo de pantalla
Coordenadas
Position (RA): | 13 37 0.95 |
Position (Dec): | -29° 51' 56.56" |
Field of view: | 6.83 x 6.80 arcminutes |
Orientación: | El norte está a 0.0° a la derecha de la vertical |
Colores y filtros
Banda | Longitud de onda | Telescopio |
---|---|---|
Óptico B | 440 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
Óptico R | 655 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
Infrarrojo H-alpha | 656 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |