NGC 5364

The spiral galaxy NGC 5364 was the first object to be observed with the VIMOS instrument. This false-colour near-infrared raw First Light image reveal extensive structure in the spiral arms of the galaxy.

The image consists of a 60 sec exposure of NGC 5364 on February 26, 2002; image quality 0.6 arcsec FWHM; full moon; field of view 3.5 x 3.5 arcmin2 ; North is up and East is left.

Kilde:

ESO

Om billedet

Id:eso0209e
Type:Observation
Udgivelsesdato:13. marts 2002
Relaterede pressemeddelelser:eso0209
Størrelse:800 x 737 px

Om objektet

Navn:NGC 5364
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Afstand:55 million lysår
Constellation:Virgo
Kategori:Galaxies

Billedformater

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Koordinater

Position (RA):13 56 12.06
Position (Dec):5° 0' 52.29"
Field of view:6.02 x 5.55 arcminutes
Orientering:Nord er 0.0° droite fra lodret

Farver & filtre

BåndTeleskop
Infrarød
Near-IR
Very Large Telescope
VIMOS