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A Milky Way cousin
NGC 2613 is a rarely imaged spiral galaxy located about 60 million light years away towards the southern constellation of Pyxis (the mariner’s compass). It is thought to resemble our own Milky Way. This image is based on data acquired with the 1.5-metre Danish telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile, through three filters (B, V, R).
Crédit:ESO/IDA/Danish 1.5 m/R. Gendler, J.-E. Ovaldsen, C. Thöne and C. Féron
À propos de l'image
Identification: | eso-2613 |
Type: | Observation |
Date de publication: | 3 décembre 2009 23:19 |
Taille: | 1548 x 1180 px |
À propos de l'objet
Nom: | NGC 2613 |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
Distance: | 85 million années lumière |
Constellation: | Pyxis |
Catégorie: | Galaxies |
Fonds d'écran
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 8 33 22.65 |
Position (Dec): | -22° 58' 22.26" |
Field of view: | 10.18 x 7.76 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 44.8° right of vertical |
Couleurs & filtres
Domaine | Longueur d'onde | Télescope |
---|---|---|
Visible B | 433 nm | Danish 1.54-metre telescope DFOSC |
Visible V | 544 nm | Danish 1.54-metre telescope DFOSC |
Visible R | 648 nm | Danish 1.54-metre telescope DFOSC |