FORS1 first light - spiral galaxy NGC 1288

This image is a reproduction of a colour composite image of the beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 1288 in the southern constellation Fornax. It covers the entire field that was imaged on the 2048 x 2048 pixel CCD camera. It is based on CCD frames in different colours that were taken under good seeing conditions during the night of First Light (15 September 1998). The distance to this galaxy is about 300 million light-years; it recedes with a velocity of 4500 km/sec and its diameter is about 200,000 light-years.

This image is based on a composite of three images taken behind three different filters: B (420 nm; 6 min), V (530 nm; 3 min) and I (800 nm; 3min) during a period of 0.7 arcsec seeing. The field shown measures 6.8 x 6.8 arcmin. North is left; East is down.

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Über das Bild

ID:eso9845a
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:23. September 1998
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso9845
Größe:2892 x 2876 px

Über das Objekt

Name:NGC 1232
Typ:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Entfernung:200 Million Lichtjahre
Constellation:Fornax
Kategorie:Galaxies

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Koordinaten

Position (RA):3 17 12.62
Position (Dec):-32° 34' 35.42"
Field of view:6.73 x 6.69 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt 0.1° links zur Vertikale

Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichWellenlängeTeleskop
Optisch
B
420 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS1
Optisch
V
530 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS1
Infrarot
I
800 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS1