A curious pair of galaxies

This colour composite image of Arp 261 was created from images obtained using the FORS2 instrument on the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT), at the Paranal Observatory in Chile. Located 2,600 m above sea level, in the mountains of the Atacama Desert, the Paranal Observatory enjoys some of the clearest and darkest skies on the whole planet. This image was created from images through blue, green, red and infrared filters and the total exposure time was 45 minutes. Further information can be found on eso0911.

Credit:

ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0911a
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:16 maart 2009
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0911
Grootte:1378 x 1665 px

Over het object

Naam:ARP 261, SN 1995N
Type:Local Universe : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Supernova
Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting
Afstand:70 miljoen lichtjaren
Constellation:Libra
Categorie:Galaxies

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Coordinates

Position (RA):14 49 30.01
Position (Dec):-10° 10' 16.49"
Field of view:5.63 x 6.81 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 1.0° right of vertical