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.

Crediti:

ESO/P. Grosbøl

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Identificazione:eso1042e
Tipo:Osservazione
Data di rilascio:Mercoledì 27 Ottobre 2010 12:00
Notizie relative:eso1042
Grandezza:3654 x 3643 px

Riguardo all'oggetto

Nome:NGC 4030
Tipo:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Distanza:75 Milione Anni luce
Constellation:Virgo
Categoria:Galaxies

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Coordinate

Position (RA):12 0 23.69
Position (Dec):-1° 5' 59.13"
Field of view:6.48 x 6.46 arcminutes
Orientazione:Il Nord è a 0.2° a destra della verticale

Colori e filtri

BandaLunghezza d'ondaTelescopio
Infrarosso
Y
1.02 μmVery Large Telescope
HAWK-I
Infrarosso
J
1.22 μmVery Large Telescope
HAWK-I
Infrarosso
H
1.63 μmVery Large Telescope
HAWK-I