HAWK-I image of NGC 2997

This image, NGC 2997, is a spiral galaxy roughly 30 million light-years away in the constellation of Antlia

(the Air Pump). NGC 2997 is the brightest member of a group of galaxies of the same name in the Local Supercluster of galaxies. Our own Local Group, of which the Milky Way is a member, is itself also part of the Local Supercluster.

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.

Crédit:

ESO/P. Grosbøl

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso1042f
Type:Observation
Date de publication:27 octobre 2010 12:00
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso1042
Taille:3650 x 3638 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:NGC 2997
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Distance:30 million années lumière
Constellation:Antlia
Catégorie:Galaxies

Image Formats

Grand JPEG
5,1 Mio
JPEG taille écran
290,7 Kio

Zoomable


Fonds d'écran

1024x768
257,6 Kio
1280x1024
419,4 Kio
1600x1200
623,8 Kio
1920x1200
785,0 Kio
2048x1536
1,0 Mio

Coordinates

Position (RA):9 45 38.78
Position (Dec):-31° 11' 28.49"
Field of view:6.48 x 6.46 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.2° left of vertical

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineLongueur d'ondeTélescope
Infrarouge
Y
1.02 μmVery Large Telescope
HAWK-I
Infrarouge
J
1.22 μmVery Large Telescope
HAWK-I
Infrarouge
H
1.63 μmVery Large Telescope
HAWK-I