HAWK-I image of NGC 4030

This spiral galaxy, NGC 4030, lies about 75 million light-years from Earth, in the constellation of Virgo. In 2007 Takao Doi, a Japanese astronaut who doubles as an amateur astronomer, spotted a supernova — a stellar explosion that is briefly almost as bright as its host galaxy — going off in this galaxy.

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 green), H (in orange), and K (in red). The field of view of the image is about 6.4 arcminutes across.

Oikeudet:

ESO/P. Grosbøl

Kuvasta

Tunnistus:eso1042e
Tyyppi:Havainto
Julkaisupäivä:27. lokakuuta 2010 12:00
Vastaavat julkaisut:eso1042
Koko:3654 x 3643 px

Kohteesta

Nimi:NGC 4030
Tyyppi:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Etäisyys:75 miljoona valovuotta
Constellation:Virgo
Kategoria:Galaxies

Kuvaformaatit

Suuri JPEG
5,1 MB
Kokoruudun JPEG
127,2 KB

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Taustakuvat

1024x768
132,4 KB
1280x1024
221,1 KB
1600x1200
354,7 KB
1920x1200
491,5 KB
2048x1536
683,4 KB

Koordinaatit

Position (RA):12 0 23.69
Position (Dec):-1° 5' 59.13"
Field of view:6.48 x 6.46 arcminutes
Suuntaus:Pohjoinen on 0.2° oikea pystysuuntaan nähden

Värit ja suotimet

KaistaAallonpituusTeleskooppi
Infrapuna
Y
1.02 μmVery Large Telescope
HAWK-I
Infrapuna
J
1.22 μmVery Large Telescope
HAWK-I
Infrapuna
H
1.63 μmVery Large Telescope
HAWK-I