Cepheids in NGC 300

Some of the Cepheid type stars in the spiral galaxy NGC 300 (at the centre of the markers), as they were identified by Wolfgang Gieren and collaborators during the research programme for which the WFI images of NGC 300 were first obtained. In this area of NGC 300, there is also a huge cloud of ionized hydrogen (a "HII shell"). It measures about 2,000 light-years in diameter, thus dwarfing even the enormous Tarantula Nebula in the LMC.

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ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0221b
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:7 augustus 2002
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0221
Grootte:1258 x 968 px

Over het object

Naam:NGC 300
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Afstand:6 miljoen lichtjaren
Constellation:Sculptor
Categorie:Galaxies
Nebulae

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Coordinates

Position (RA):0 54 19.18
Position (Dec):-37° 35' 3.71"
Field of view:4.98 x 3.84 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.1° left of vertical