HAWK-I image of NGC 5247
This image shows NGC 5247, a grand design barred spiral galaxy, located 60–70 million light-years away. The galaxy lies face-on towards Earth, thus providing an excellent view of its pinwheel structure and multiple arms. It is in the zodiacal constellation of Virgo (the Maiden).
The image was made in infrared light with the HAWK-I camera on ESO’s Very Large Telescope at Paranal Observatory in Chile. HAWK-I is one of the most powerful infrared imagers in the world, and this is one of the sharpest and most detailed pictures of this galaxy ever taken from Earth. The filters used were Y (shown here in blue), J (in light blue), H (in green), and K (in red). The field of view of the image is about 6.4 arcminutes.
Telif:ESO/P. Grosbøl
Görüntü Hakkında
Kimlik: | eso1042b |
Tür: | Gözlem |
Yayın tarihi: | 27 Ekim 2010 12:00 |
Bağlantılı bültenler: | eso1042 |
Boyut: | 3625 x 3609 px |
Nesne Hakkında
Adı: | NGC 5247 |
Tür: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
Uzaklık: | 70 milyon ışık yılı |
Constellation: | Virgo |
Kategori: | Galaxies |
Duvarkağıtları
Koordinatlar
Position (RA): | 13 38 3.01 |
Position (Dec): | -17° 53' 1.98" |
Field of view: | 6.45 x 6.42 arcminutes |
Yönelim: | Kuzey yönü 0.1° sol derece kadar dik konumdan sapma göstermektedir |
Renkler & Filtreler
Bant | Teleskop |
---|---|
Kırmızı ötesi Y | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |
Kırmızı ötesi J | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |
Kırmızı ötesi H | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |
Kırmızı ötesi K | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |