The surroundings of NGC 300
This wide field image, from the Digitized Sky Survey 2, shows the area around the spiral galaxy, NGC 300, six million light-years from Earth.
The field of view is about 2.92x2.94 degrees.
Credit:
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2
About the Image
| Id: | eso1004d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 27 January 2010, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1004 |
| Size: | 10465 x 10584 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 300 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Black Hole • Local Universe : Star : Type : Wolf-Rayet • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Distance: | 6 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical B |
DSS |
| Optical R |
DSS |
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