Spiral galaxy Messier 100

Composite based on five images taken with FORS1 on Kueyen (VLT) by Dominique Naef, Eric Depagne and Chris Lidman (ESO). The images were taken through different filters: U, V, R, I, and a narrow-band filter centred on the H-alpha line. The exposure time is 60 seconds in the V, R and I filters, 3 minutes in the U-band and 5 minutes in the H-alpha filter. The field of view is 6.8 x 5.1 arcmin2. North is up and East is to the left. The final processing was done by Kristina Boneva, Haennes Heyer and Henri Boffin (ESO).

Credit:

ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0608a
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:23 februari 2006
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0608
Grootte:7000 x 5681 px

Over het object

Naam:Messier 100
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Afstand:55 miljoen lichtjaren
Constellation:Coma Berenices
Categorie:Galaxies

Afbeeldingstypen

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Coordinates

Position (RA):12 22 55.04
Position (Dec):15° 49' 42.72"
Field of view:6.83 x 5.54 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 1.6° right of vertical

Kleuren & filters

BandGolflengteTelescoop
Infrarood
I
768 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS1
Optisch
H-alpha
656 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS1
Optisch
R
600 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS1
Optisch
V
554 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS1
Ultraviolet
U
360 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS1