Spiral Galaxy NGC 4254
An image of the Virgo cluster spiral galaxy NGC 4254, with the "metal-rich" H II regions indicated. (VLT ANTU and FORS1).
Credit:
ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0223a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 23 August 2002 |
| Related releases: | eso0223 |
| Size: | 1791 x 2067 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 4254 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral • Galaxies |
| Distance: | 50 million light years |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 184.706759 ° |
| Position (Dec): | 14.416278 ° |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
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