The Fornax dwarf galaxy

The Fornax dwarf galaxy is one of our Milky Way’s neighbouring dwarf galaxies. The Milky Way is, like all large galaxies, thought to have formed from smaller galaxies in the early days of the Universe. These small galaxies should also contain many very old stars, just as the Milky Way does, and a team of astronomers has now shown that this is indeed the case. This image was composed from data from the Digitized Sky Survey 2.

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ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2

Om bilden

ID:eso1007a
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:17 februari 2010 12:00
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso1007
Storlek:5000 x 5000 px

Om objektet

Namn:Fornax Dwarf Galaxy
Typ:Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Dwarf
Avstånd:450000 ljusår
Constellation:Fornax
Kategori:Galaxies

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Skärmstor jpeg
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Koordinater

Position (RA):2 39 59.30
Position (Dec):-34° 26' 56.65"
Field of view:83.87 x 83.87 arcminutes
Orientering:Nord är 1.3° höger om lodrätt

Färger och filter

BandVåglängdTeleskop
Synligt ljus
B
445 nmDigitized Sky Survey 2
Synligt ljus
R
658 nmDigitized Sky Survey 2