The colossal cosmic eye NGC 1350

Colour-composite of the spiral galaxy NGC 1350 taken with FORS2 at the ESO Very Large Telescope. The image, totalling 16 minutes of observations, clearly reveals the delicate structures in this gigantic "eye" as well as many background galaxies.

Credit:

ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0532a
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:29 september 2005
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0532
Grootte:2593 x 1584 px

Over het object

Naam:NGC 1350
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Afstand:65 miljoen lichtjaren
Constellation:Fornax
Categorie:Galaxies

Image Formats

Grote JPEG
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Wallpapers

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Coordinates

Position (RA):3 31 6.05
Position (Dec):-33° 37' 57.14"
Field of view:8.14 x 4.97 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 254.9° left of vertical