The Capodimonte Deep Field

This image shows an enlargement of an elliptical galaxy that is located to the west (right) in the Capodimonte Deep Field. The numerous tiny objects surrounding the galaxy may be globular clusters. The fuzzy object on the right edge of the field may be a dwarf spheroidal galaxy. The size of the field is about 6 x 5 arcmin 2.

Technical information: this image displays selected areas of the field shown in ESO Press Photo eso0116a at the original WFI scale, hereby also demonstrating the enormous amount of information contained in these wide-field images. North is up and East is left.

Crédit:

ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso0116f
Type:Observation
Date de publication:10 avril 2001
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso0116
Taille:2976 x 2367 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:Capodimonte Deep Field
Type:Unspecified : Cosmology : Morphology : Deep Field
Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Elliptical
Constellation:Corvus
Catégorie:Galaxies

Image Formats

Grand JPEG
2,3 Mio
JPEG taille écran
325,1 Kio

Fonds d'écran

1024x768
441,3 Kio
1280x1024
695,4 Kio
1600x1200
947,7 Kio
1920x1200
1,0 Mio
2048x1536
1,4 Mio

Coordinates

Position (RA):12 23 20.59
Position (Dec):-12° 33' 16.82"
Field of view:6.14 x 4.88 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.0° left of vertical