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Wide-field view of the sky around NGC 253
This image is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is approximatelly 3.7 x 3.6 degrees. The galaxy NGC 253 appears at the centre of the picture and the globular star cluster NGC 288 at the lower left. The cluster is orbiting the Milky Way and is much closer to us than NGC 253, which lies about eleven million light-years from Earth.
Kilde:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin.
Om billedet
Id: | eso1152c |
Type: | Observation |
Udgivelsesdato: | 15. december 2011 12:00 |
Relaterede pressemeddelelser: | eso1152 |
Størrelse: | 13412 x 12897 px |
Om objektet
Navn: | NGC 253 |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Activity : Starburst |
Afstand: | 11 million lysår |
Constellation: | Sculptor |
Kategori: | Galaxies |
Billedformater
Baggrundsbilleder
Koordinater
Position (RA): | 0 47 11.99 |
Position (Dec): | -25° 18' 35.61" |
Field of view: | 227.99 x 219.24 arcminutes |
Orientering: | Nord er 0.1° venstre fra lodret |
Farver & filtre
Bånd | Teleskop |
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Optisk B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
Optisk R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |