Spiral galaxy NGC 1232

The striking, large spiral galaxy NGC 1232, and its distorted companion shaped like the greek letter "theta".

The pair is located roughly 60 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus (The River). Billions of stars and dark dust are caught up in this beautiful gravitational swirl. The blue spiral arms with their many young stars and star-forming regions make a striking contrast with the yellow-reddish core of older stars.

This image is based on data acquired with the 1.5 m Danish telescope at the ESO La Silla Observatory in Chile, through three filters (B: 900 s, V: 400 s, R: 400 s).

Créditos:

ESO/IDA/Danish 1.5 m/R.Gendler and A. Hornstrup.

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Id:ngc1232b
Tipo:Observação
Data de divulgação:3 de Dezembro de 2009 às 23:18
Tamanho:2057 x 2025 px

Sobre o objeto

Nome:NGC 1232
Tipo:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Distância:60 milhão anos-luz
Constellation:Eridanus
Categoria:Galaxies

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Coordenadas

Position (RA):3 9 52.34
Position (Dec):-20° 34' 21.93"
Field of view:13.55 x 13.34 arcminutes
Orientação:O norte está a 45.0° à direita da vertical

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Óptico
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Danish 1.54-metre telescope
Óptico
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Danish 1.54-metre telescope
Óptico
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Danish 1.54-metre telescope