NGC 1365-R

This view of the inner area of NGC 1365 was obtained through a red (R) optical filter with the VLT Test Camera (TC), mounted at one of the Nasmyth foci of VLT UT1. Dark dust clouds that obscure the light from objects behind them are seen along the bar and spiral arms. The gravitational action of the bar structure drives the large dust lanes into the nuclear region where intense star forming activity takes place. The exposure time was 900 seconds and the image quality is 0.5 arcsec (FWHM). North is up and East is left.

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Über das Bild

ID:eso9920h
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:27. Februar 1999
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso9920, eso9911
Größe:2860 x 2824 px

Über das Objekt

Name:NGC 1365
Typ:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Barred
Entfernung:60 Million Lichtjahre
Constellation:Fornax
Kategorie:Galaxies

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Koordinaten

Position (RA):3 33 38.19
Position (Dec):-36° 8' 36.56"
Field of view:1.25 x 1.23 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt 36.8° links zur Vertikale

Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichWellenlängeTeleskop
Optisch
R
640 nmVery Large Telescope
Test Camera

Exposure time: 900s