The galactic starburst region NGC 3603 (annotated)

The region around NGC 3603, a cluster of young, hot O and B-type stars still partly embedded in its natal cloud of gas and dust. A small group of nascent, very massive stars has been found to the south of the cluster centre — here indicated as "IRS9". The image was obtained with the ISAAC multi-mode instrument at the 8.2-m VLT ANTU telescope at Paranal. The orientation and the scale at the distance of NGC 3603 (22,000 light-years) are indicated.

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ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso0317a
Type:Observation
Date de publication:16 juin 2003
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso0317
Taille:2115 x 2114 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:NGC 3603
Type:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster
Distance:20000 années lumière
Constellation:Carina
Catégorie:Nebulae
Star Clusters
Stars

Formats des images

Grand JPEG
390,6 Kio
JPEG taille écran
405,1 Kio

Fonds d'écran

1024x768
401,1 Kio
1280x1024
564,5 Kio
1600x1200
705,0 Kio
1920x1200
773,0 Kio
2048x1536
976,6 Kio

Coordinates

Position (RA):11 15 9.16
Position (Dec):-61° 16' 17.49"
Field of view:3.36 x 3.35 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.0° left of vertical

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineLongueur d'ondeTélescope
Infrarouge
J
1.25 μmVery Large Telescope
ISAAC
Infrarouge
H
1.65 μmVery Large Telescope
ISAAC
Infrarouge
K
2.2 μmVery Large Telescope
ISAAC