The Sculptor dwarf galaxy
The Sculptor dwarf galaxy is one of our Milky Way’s neighbouring dwarf galaxies. The Milky Way is, like all large galaxies, thought to have formed from smaller galaxies in the early days of the Universe. These small galaxies should also contain many very old stars, just as the Milky Way does, and a team of astronomers has now shown that this is indeed the case. This image was composed from data from the Digitized Sky Survey 2.
Bildnachweis:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2
Über das Bild
ID: | eso1007b |
Typ: | Beobachtung |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 17. Februar 2010 12:00 |
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen: | eso1007 |
Größe: | 5000 x 5000 px |
Über das Objekt
Name: | Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy |
Typ: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Dwarf |
Entfernung: | 11 Million Lichtjahre |
Constellation: | Sculptor |
Kategorie: | Galaxies |
Bildformate
Bildschirm-Hintergrundbilder
Koordinaten
Position (RA): | 1 0 9.36 |
Position (Dec): | -33° 42' 31.47" |
Field of view: | 83.92 x 83.92 arcminutes |
Orientierung: | Die Nordrichtung liegt 1.4° links zur Vertikale |
Farben & Filter
Spektralbereich | Wellenlänge | Teleskop |
---|---|---|
Optisch B | 445 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
Optisch R | 658 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |