Barred galaxy NGC 1365

This is a true-colour image of the major part of NGC 1365, combined from three exposures with the FORS1 multi-mode instrument at VLT UT1, in the B (blue), V (green) and R (red) optical bands. The exposure times were 360, 180 and 140 seconds, respectively. The image quality is about 0.8 arcsec. The field measures about 7 x 7 arcmin 2. North is up and East is left.

Crédit:

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À propos de l'image

Identification:eso9920f
Type:Observation
Date de publication:27 février 1999
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso9920, eso9911
Taille:2039 x 2037 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:NGC 1365
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Barred
Distance:60 million années lumière
Constellation:Fornax
Catégorie:Galaxies

Image Formats

Grand JPEG
1,6 Mio
JPEG taille écran
153,1 Kio

Fonds d'écran

1024x768
181,1 Kio
1280x1024
342,6 Kio
1600x1200
640,9 Kio
1920x1200
986,7 Kio
2048x1536
1,3 Mio

Coordinates

Position (RA):3 33 36.28
Position (Dec):-36° 8' 27.74"
Field of view:6.80 x 6.79 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.3° left of vertical

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineLongueur d'ondeTélescope
Visible
B
440 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS1
Visible
V
557 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS1
Visible
R
655 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS1