The Fornax dwarf galaxy
The Fornax dwarf galaxy is one of our Milky Way’s neighbouring dwarf galaxies. The Milky Way is, like all large galaxies, thought to have formed from smaller galaxies in the early days of the Universe. These small galaxies should also contain many very old stars, just as the Milky Way does, and a team of astronomers has now shown that this is indeed the case. This image was composed from data from the Digitized Sky Survey 2.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2
About the Image
| Id: | eso1007a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 17 February 2010, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1007 |
| Size: | 5000 x 5000 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Fornax Dwarf Galaxy |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Dwarf |
| Distance: | 450000 light years |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 2 39 59.30 |
| Position (Dec): | -34° 26' 56.65" |
| Field of view: | 83.87 x 83.87 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 1.3° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 445 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | 658 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |