Spiral galaxy Messier 83
If our Milky Way were to resemble this one, we certainly would be proud of our home ! The beautiful spiral galaxy Messier 83 [4] is located in the southern constellation Hydra (the Water Snake) and is also known as NGC 5236 and as the Southern Pinwheel galaxy. Its distance is about 15 million light-years. Being about twice as small as the Milky Way, its size on the sky is 11x10 arcmin2...
The image show clumpy, well-defined spiral arms that are rich in young stars, while the disc reveals a complex system of intricate dust lanes. This galaxy is known to be a site of vigorous star formation.
Źródło:ESO
O zdjęciu
Identyfikator: | eso0525b |
Typ: | Obserwacje |
Data publikacji: | 10 sierpnia 2005 |
Powiązane komunikaty: | eso0525 |
Rozmiar: | 2048 x 2040 px |
O obiekcie
Nazwa: | Messier 83 |
Typ: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
Odległość: | 15 milion lat świetlnych |
Constellation: | Hydra |
Kategoria: | Galaxies |
Współrzędne
Pozycja (RA): | 13 37 0.95 |
Pozycja (Dec): | -29° 51' 56.56" |
Pole widzenia: | 6.83 x 6.80 arcminutes |
Orientacja: | North is 0.0° prawo of vertical |
Kolory i filtry
Pasmo | Długość fali | Teleskop |
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Optyczny B | 440 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
Optyczny R | 655 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
Podczerwony H-alpha | 656 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |