Centaurus A – Field 2 (Detail)
Zoomed-in area within "Field 2" (Halo) in Centaurus A, from the ISAAC colour image. Nearly all red stars in this area are of the variable Mira-type.
Credit:
ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0315g |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 10 June 2003 |
| Related releases: | eso0315 |
| Size: | 787 x 824 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Centaurus A, NGC 5128 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Elliptical • Local Universe : Galaxy : Component : Halo • X - Galaxies |
| Distance: | 13 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Infrared J |
1.2 μm | Very Large Telescope ISAAC |
| Infrared H |
1.6 μm | Very Large Telescope ISAAC |
| Infrared K |
2.2 μm | Very Large Telescope ISAAC |
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