Spiral galaxy Messier 83
If our Milky Way were to resemble this one, we certainly would be proud of our home ! The beautiful spiral galaxy Messier 83 [4] is located in the southern constellation Hydra (the Water Snake) and is also known as NGC 5236 and as the Southern Pinwheel galaxy. Its distance is about 15 million light-years. Being about twice as small as the Milky Way, its size on the sky is 11x10 arcmin2...
The image show clumpy, well-defined spiral arms that are rich in young stars, while the disc reveals a complex system of intricate dust lanes. This galaxy is known to be a site of vigorous star formation.
Crédit:ESO
À propos de l'image
Identification: | eso0525b |
Type: | Observation |
Date de publication: | 10 août 2005 |
Communiqués de presse en rapport: | eso0525 |
Taille: | 2048 x 2040 px |
À propos de l'objet
Nom: | Messier 83 |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
Distance: | 15 million années lumière |
Constellation: | Hydra |
Catégorie: | Galaxies |
Fonds d'écran
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 13 37 0.95 |
Position (Dec): | -29° 51' 56.56" |
Field of view: | 6.83 x 6.80 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.0° right of vertical |
Couleurs & filtres
Domaine | Longueur d'onde | Télescope |
---|---|---|
Visible B | 440 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
Visible R | 655 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
Infrarouge H-alpha | 656 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |