Spiral Galaxy NGC 6118 and SN 2004dk
Composite colour-coded image of the "grand design" spiral galaxy NGC 6118, at a distance of 80 million light-years. It is based on images obtained with the multi-mode VIMOS instrument on the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) in three different wavebands. The image covers 6.7 x 5.8 square arcminutes on the sky. North is up and East is to the left. The arrow indicates the position of supernova SN 2004dk.
Credit:
ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0436b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 1 December 2004 |
| Related releases: | eso0436 |
| Size: | 800 x 689 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 6118, SN 2004dk |
| Type: | • Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral • X - Galaxies |
| Distance: | 75000 light years |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 16h 21m 48.62s |
| Position (Dec): | -2° 17' 0.30" |
| Field of view: | 6.84 x 5.89 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical B |
445 nm | Very Large Telescope VIMOS |
| Optical V |
551 nm | Very Large Telescope VIMOS |
| Optical R |
658 nm | Very Large Telescope VIMOS |
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