Interacting galaxies NGC 5090

This is a close-up view of the double galaxy NGC 5090 (right) and NGC 5091 (left), in the southern constellation Centaurus. The first is a typical S0 galaxy with a bright diffuse centre, surrounded by a fainter envelope of stars (not resolved in this picture). However, some of the starlike objects seen in this region may be globular clusters (or dwarf galaxies) in orbit around NGC 5090. The other galaxy is of type Sa (the spiral structure is more developed) and is seen at a steep angle. The three-colour composite is based on frames obtained with KUEYEN on March 29, 1999, with the same filters and exposure times as used for ESO Press Photo eso9923. The image quality is 0.7 arcsec and the field is 90 x 90 arcsec 2. North is up and East is left.

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ESO

Über das Bild

ID:eso9923d
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:7. April 1999
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso9923
Größe:978 x 1018 px

Über das Objekt

Name:NGC 5090, NGC 5091
Typ:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting
Entfernung:150 Million Lichtjahre
Constellation:Centaurus
Kategorie:Galaxies

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Koordinaten

Position (RA):13 21 12.86
Position (Dec):-43° 42' 17.02"
Field of view:1.44 x 1.50 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt 2.3° rechts zur Vertikale

Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichWellenlängeTeleskop
Optisch
B
440 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS1
Optisch
V
557 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS1
Optisch
R
655 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS2