HAWK-I image of Messier 100

This galaxy is Messier 100, also known as NGC 4321, which was discovered in the18th century. About 55 million light-years from Earth, Messier 100 is part of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies and lies in the constellation of Coma Berenices (Berenice’s Hair, named after the ancient Egyptian queen Berenice II).

The image was made in infrared light with the HAWK-I camera on ESO’s Very Large Telescope at Paranal Observatory in Chile. HAWK-I is one of the most powerful infrared imagers in the world, and this is one of the sharpest and most detailed pictures of this galaxy ever taken from Earth. The filters used were Y (shown here in blue), J (in cyan), H (in orange), and K (in red). The field of view of the image is about 6.4 arcminutes.

Oikeudet:

ESO/P. Grosbøl

Kuvasta

Tunnistus:eso1042c
Tyyppi:Havainto
Julkaisupäivä:27. lokakuuta 2010 12:00
Vastaavat julkaisut:eso1042
Koko:3650 x 3639 px

Kohteesta

Nimi:Messier 100, NGC 4321
Tyyppi:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Etäisyys:55 miljoona valovuotta
Constellation:Coma Berenices
Kategoria:Galaxies

Kuvaformaatit

Suuri JPEG
6,5 MB
Kokoruudun JPEG
185,5 KB

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Taustakuvat

1024x768
206,8 KB
1280x1024
350,3 KB
1600x1200
572,9 KB
1920x1200
787,5 KB
2048x1536
1,1 MB

Koordinaatit

Position (RA):12 22 55.38
Position (Dec):15° 49' 40.95"
Field of view:6.48 x 6.46 arcminutes
Suuntaus:Pohjoinen on 1.6° oikea pystysuuntaan nähden

Värit ja suotimet

KaistaTeleskooppi
Infrapuna
Y
Very Large Telescope
HAWK-I
Infrapuna
J
Very Large Telescope
HAWK-I
Infrapuna
H
Very Large Telescope
HAWK-I