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.

Credit:

ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso9920h
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:27 februari 1999
Gerelateerde berichten:eso9920, eso9911
Grootte:2860 x 2824 px

Over het object

Naam:NGC 1365
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Barred
Afstand:60 miljoen lichtjaren
Constellation:Fornax
Categorie:Galaxies

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Coordinates

Position (RA):3 33 38.19
Position (Dec):-36° 8' 36.56"
Field of view:1.25 x 1.23 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 36.8° left of vertical

Kleuren & filters

BandGolflengteTelescoop
Optisch
R
640 nmVery Large Telescope
Test Camera

Exposure time: 900s