Spiral galaxy Messier 83
If our Milky Way were to resemble this one, we certainly would be proud of our home ! The beautiful spiral galaxy Messier 83 [4] is located in the southern constellation Hydra (the Water Snake) and is also known as NGC 5236 and as the Southern Pinwheel galaxy. Its distance is about 15 million light-years. Being about twice as small as the Milky Way, its size on the sky is 11x10 arcmin2...
The image show clumpy, well-defined spiral arms that are rich in young stars, while the disc reveals a complex system of intricate dust lanes. This galaxy is known to be a site of vigorous star formation.
Créditos:ESO
Sobre a imagem
Id: | eso0525b |
Tipo: | Observação |
Data de divulgação: | 10 de Agosto de 2005 |
Notícias relacionadas: | eso0525 |
Tamanho: | 2048 x 2040 px |
Sobre o objeto
Nome: | Messier 83 |
Tipo: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
Distância: | 15 milhão anos-luz |
Constellation: | Hydra |
Categoria: | Galaxies |
Papéis de parede
Coordenadas
Position (RA): | 13 37 0.95 |
Position (Dec): | -29° 51' 56.56" |
Field of view: | 6.83 x 6.80 arcminutes |
Orientação: | O norte está a 0.0° à direita da vertical |
Cores e filtros
Banda | Comprimento de onda | Telescópio |
---|---|---|
Óptico B | 440 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
Óptico R | 655 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
Infravermelho H-alpha | 656 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |