Spiral Galaxy NGC 300
Colour-composite image of the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 300 and the surrounding sky field, obtained in 1999 and 2000 with the Wide-Field Imager (WFI) on the MPG/ESO 2.2-m telescope at the La Silla Observatory.
Credit:
ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0221a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 7 August 2002 |
| Related releases: | eso0221 |
| Size: | 4000 x 3722 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 300 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral • Galaxies |
| Distance: | 6 million light years |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 0h 54m 53.56s |
| Position (Dec): | -37° 41' 4.10" |
| Field of view: | 34.24 x 31.86 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical B |
451 nm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical V |
539 nm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical R |
651 nm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical H-alpha |
658 nm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
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