Magnificent spiral galaxy NGC 7424

Composite colour-coded image of another magnificent spiral galaxy, NGC 7424, at a distance of 40 million light-years. It is based on images obtained with the multi-mode VIMOS instrument on the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) in three different wavelength bands. The image covers 6.5 x 7.2 square arcminutes on the sky. North is up and East is to the right.

Read more about this superb object in the ESO Press Release eso0436.

Crédit:

ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso0436c
Type:Observation
Date de publication:1 décembre 2004
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso0436
Taille:1887 x 2109 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:NGC 7424
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Barred
Distance:35 million années lumière
Constellation:Grus
Catégorie:Galaxies

Image Formats

Grand JPEG
2,5 Mio
JPEG taille écran
447,3 Kio

Fonds d'écran

1024x768
415,0 Kio
1280x1024
732,4 Kio
1600x1200
1,2 Mio
1920x1200
1,5 Mio
2048x1536
2,0 Mio

Coordinates

Position (RA):22 57 18.41
Position (Dec):-41° 4' 14.49"
Field of view:6.47 x 7.22 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.2° left of vertical

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineTélescope
Visible
B
Very Large Telescope
VIMOS
Visible
V
Very Large Telescope
VIMOS
Visible
R
Very Large Telescope
VIMOS