Bright galaxies in the Virgo cluster

Sky field near some of the brighter galaxies in the Virgo Cluster. This image was obtained in April 2000 with the Wide Field Imager (WFI) at the La Silla Observatory. The large elliptical galaxy at the centre is Messier 84; the elongated image of NGC 4388 (an active spiral galaxy, seen from the side) is in the lower left corner. The field measures 16.9 x 15.7 square arcmin.

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ESO

O snímku

Id:eso0304a
Typ:Pozorování
Datum zveřejnění:16. ledna 2003
Související články:eso0304
Velikost:2303 x 2144 px

O objektu

Jméno:Messier 84, NGC 4388
Typ:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Irregular
Constellation:Virgo
Kategorie:Galaxies
Galaxy Clusters

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Souřadnice

Position (RA):12 24 58.28
Position (Dec):12° 53' 37.32"
Field of view:33.73 x 31.20 arcminutes
Orientace:Sever je 0.0° levá od svislé osy