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HAWK-I infrared image of the spectacular barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365*
This striking new image, taken with the powerful HAWK-I infrared camera on ESO’s Very Large Telescope at Paranal Observatory in Chile, shows NGC 1365. This beautiful barred spiral galaxy is part of the Fornax cluster of galaxies, and lies about 60 million light-years from Earth. The picture was created from images taken through Y, J, H and K filters and the exposure times were 4, 4, 7 and 12 minutes respectively.
This image is available as a mounted image in the ESOshop.
Kredit:ESO/P. Grosbøl
O snímku
Id: | eso1038a |
Typ: | Pozorování |
Datum zveřejnění: | 22. září 2010 12:00 |
Související články: | eso1038 |
Velikost: | 3655 x 3628 px |
O objektu
Jméno: | NGC 1365 |
Typ: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Barred |
Vzdálenost: | 60 milion světelné roky |
Constellation: | Fornax |
Kategorie: | Galaxies |
Mounted Image
Souřadnice
Position (RA): | 3 33 36.33 |
Position (Dec): | -36° 8' 28.25" |
Field of view: | 6.50 x 6.45 arcminutes |
Orientace: | Sever je 0.1° levá od svislé osy |
Barvy & filtry
Pásmo | Dalekohled |
---|---|
Infračervený Y | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |
Infračervený J | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |
Infračervený H | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |
Infračervený K | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |