Centaurus A – Field 2 (halo)

Colour composites of "Field 2" in the halo of the peculiar galaxy Centaurus A (NGC 5128), based on exposures through three near-infrared filters (the J-, H- and K-bands at wavelengths 1.2, 1.6 and 2.2 µm, respectively) with the ISAAC multi-mode instrument at the 8.2-m VLT ANTU telescope at the ESO Paranal observatory. This ISAAC image is one of the two deepest near-infrared images ever obtained in this galaxy and shows thousands of its stars of different colours. In the present colour-coding, the redder an image, the cooler is the star. The original pixel size is 0.15 arcsec and both fields measure 2.5 x 2.5 arcmin 2. North is up and East is left.

Credit:

ESO

About the Image

Id:eso0315f
Type:Observation
Release date:10 June 2003
Related releases:eso0315
Size:1537 x 1482 px

About the Object

Name:Centaurus A
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy
Distance:13 million light years
Constellation:Centaurus
Category:Galaxies

Image Formats

Large JPEG
699.3 KB
Screensize JPEG
723.4 KB

Wallpapers

1024x768
741.2 KB
1280x1024
1021.1 KB
1600x1200
1.3 MB
1920x1200
1.3 MB
2048x1536
1.7 MB

Coordinates

Position (RA):13 25 23.81
Position (Dec):-43° 10' 3.78"
Field of view:2.18 x 2.09 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.0° left of vertical

Colours & filters

BandWavelengthTelescope
Infrared
J
1.2 μmVery Large Telescope
ISAAC
Infrared
H
1.6 μmVery Large Telescope
ISAAC
Infrared
K
2.2 μmVery Large Telescope
ISAAC