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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.
Källa:ESO
Om bilden
| ID: | eso0525b |
| Typ: | Observation |
| Publiceringsdatum: | 10 augusti 2005 |
| Relaterade pressmeddelanden: | eso0525 |
| Storlek: | 2048 x 2040 px |
Om objektet
| Namn: | Messier 83 |
| Typ: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Avstånd: | 15 miljon ljusår |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Kategori: | Galaxies |
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Koordinater
| Position (RA): | 13 37 0.95 |
| Position (Dec): | -29° 51' 56.56" |
| Field of view: | 6.83 x 6.80 arcminutes |
| Orientering: | Nord är 0.0° höger om lodrätt |
Se i WorldWide Telescope:
Färger och filter
| Band | Våglängd | Teleskop |
|---|---|---|
| Synligt ljus B | 440 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
| Synligt ljus R | 655 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
| Infrarött H-alpha | 656 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |