The NGC 4254 galaxy as seen with MUSE on ESO’s VLT

This image of the nearby galaxy NGC 4254, taken with the Multi-Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), combines green, red and infrared filters to reveal the distribution of stars. 

NGC 4254 is a grand-design spiral galaxy located approximately 45 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Coma Berenices. 

The images were taken as part of the Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS (PHANGS) project, which is making high-resolution observations of nearby galaxies with telescopes operating across the electromagnetic spectrum.

Bildnachweis:

ESO/PHANGS

Über das Bild

ID:ngc4254-muse-cc
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:16. Juli 2021 14:00
Größe:1169 x 903 px

Über das Objekt

Name:NGC 4254
Typ:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Constellation:Coma Berenices
Kategorie:Galaxies

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Koordinaten

Position (RA):12 18 51.03
Position (Dec):14° 25' 23.09"
Field of view:3.90 x 3.01 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt 90.0° links zur Vertikale

Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichWellenlängeTeleskop
Optisch
G
475 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE
Optisch
R
625 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE
Optisch
I
775 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE