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Wide-field view of the sky around the spiral galaxy NGC 1187
This wide-field view is centred on the spiral galaxy NGC 1187 in the constellation of Eridanus (The River). It is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The distorted companion galaxy ESO 480-G020 can be seen to the upper-right of NGC 1187, close to a star. The bright star at the bottom of the picture is Tau3 Eridani.
Credit:
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin.
About the Image
| Id: | eso1231d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 1 August 2012, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1231 |
| Size: | 10582 x 8291 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 1187 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky • X - Galaxies |
| Distance: | 60 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical B |
Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical B+R |
Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R |
Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Infrared I |
Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
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