HAWK-I infrared image of the spectacular barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365*

This striking new image, taken with the powerful HAWK-I infrared camera on ESO’s Very Large Telescope at Paranal Observatory in Chile, shows NGC 1365. This beautiful barred spiral galaxy is part of the Fornax cluster of galaxies, and lies about 60 million light-years from Earth. The picture was created from images taken through Y, J, H and K filters and the exposure times were 4, 4, 7 and 12 minutes respectively.

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Crediti:

ESO/P. Grosbøl

A proposito dell'immagine

Identificazione:eso1038a
Tipo:Osservazione
Data di pubblicazione:Mercoledì 22 Settembre 2010 12:00
Notizie relative:eso1038
Dimensione:3655 x 3628 px

A proposito delll'oggetto

Nome:NGC 1365
Tipo:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Barred
Distanza:60 Milione Anni luce
Constellation:Fornax
Categoria:Galaxies

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Coordinate

Position (RA):3 33 36.33
Position (Dec):-36° 8' 28.25"
Field of view:6.50 x 6.45 arcminutes
Orientazione:Il Nord è a 0.1° a sinistra della verticale

Colori e filtri

BandaTelescopio
Infrarosso
Y
Very Large Telescope
HAWK-I
Infrarosso
J
Very Large Telescope
HAWK-I
Infrarosso
H
Very Large Telescope
HAWK-I
Infrarosso
K
Very Large Telescope
HAWK-I