Spiral galaxy NGC 2997

This is a three-colour composite of the spiral galaxy NGC 2997 in the southern constellation Antlia (The Air Pump), obtained with the VLT UT1 and FORS1 in the morning of March 5, 1999. It is based on three exposures in V (green; 3 min; image quality 0.35 arcsec), R (red; 3 min; 0.34 arcsec) and I (near-infrared; 5 min; 0.25 arcsec) bands, with the Moon above the horizon. The field measures 3.4 x 3.4 arcmin 2 or, at the distance of the galaxy (about 55 million light-years), 55,000 x 55,000 light-years. FORS1 was operated in high-resolution imaging mode ; the pixel size was 0.1 arsec.

Crédit:

ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso9921a
Type:Observation
Date de publication:6 mars 1999
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso9921
Taille:2071 x 2044 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:NGC 2997
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Distance:140 million années lumière
Constellation:Antlia
Catégorie:Galaxies

Image Formats

Grand JPEG
3,5 Mio
JPEG taille écran
595,2 Kio

Fonds d'écran

1024x768
609,8 Kio
1280x1024
1,0 Mio
1600x1200
1,6 Mio
1920x1200
2,1 Mio
2048x1536
2,7 Mio

Coordinates

Position (RA):9 45 38.82
Position (Dec):-31° 11' 28.86"
Field of view:3.43 x 3.38 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.0° left of vertical

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineLongueur d'ondeTélescope
Visible
B
440 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS1
Visible
V
557 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS1
Visible
R
655 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS1