The NGC 4303 galaxy as seen with ALMA

This image of the nearby galaxy NGC 4303, taken with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which ESO is a partner, shows the distribution of cold clouds of molecular gas, which provide the raw material from which stars form. 

NGC 4303 is a spiral galaxy, with a bar of stars and gas at its centre, located approximately 55 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo. 

The images were taken as part of the Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS (PHANGS) project, which is making high-resolution observations of nearby galaxies with telescopes operating across the electromagnetic spectrum.

Herkunftsnachweis:

ESO/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/PHANGS

Über das Bild

ID:ngc4303-alma-cc
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:16. Juli 2021 14:00
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Über das Objekt

Name:NGC 4303
Typ:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Constellation:Virgo
Kategorie:Galaxies

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Koordinaten

Position (RA):12 21 54.89
Position (Dec):4° 28' 24.88"
Field of view:2.96 x 2.95 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt -0.0° links zur Vertikale

Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichWellenlängeTeleskop
Millimeter
CO [2–1]
1.2 cmAtacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
Band 6