A spiral galaxy in Leo

This picture of the nearby galaxy NGC 3521 was taken using the FORS1 instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, at the Paranal Observatory in Chile. The large spiral galaxy lies in the constellation of Leo (The Lion), and is only 35 million light-years distant. This picture was created from exposures taken through three different filters that passed blue light, yellow/green light, and near-infrared light. These are shown in this picture as blue, green, and red, respectively.

Herkunftsnachweis:

ESO/O. Maliy

Über das Bild

ID:eso1129a
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:10. August 2011 12:00
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso1129
Größe:2046 x 2046 px

Über das Objekt

Name:NGC 3521
Typ:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Entfernung:35 Million Lichtjahre
Constellation:Leo
Kategorie:Galaxies

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Koordinaten

Position (RA):11 5 46.32
Position (Dec):0° 1' 52.04"
Field of view:6.83 x 6.83 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt 90.0° rechts zur Vertikale

Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichTeleskop
Optisch
B
Very Large Telescope
FORS1
Optisch
V
Very Large Telescope
FORS1
Infrarot
I
Very Large Telescope
FORS1