Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 253
This image is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is approximatelly 3.7 x 3.6 degrees.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin.
About the Image
| Id: | eso0902d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 27 July 2010, 11:54 |
| Related releases: | eso0902 |
| Size: | 13412 x 12897 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 253 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Distance: | 11 million light years |
| Constellation: | Sculptor |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Wallpapers
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 0 47 33.08 |
| Position (Dec): | -25° 17' 18.20" |
| Field of view: | 227.91 x 219.16 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |