Centaurus A – Field 1 (shell)

Colour composite of "Field 1" (around the jet) in the peculiar galaxy Centaurus A (NGC 5128), based on exposures through three near-infrared filters (the J-, H- and K-bands at wavelengths 1.2, 1.6 and 2.2 µm, respectively) with the ISAAC multi-mode instrument at the 8.2-m VLT ANTU telescope at the ESO Paranal observatory. This ISAAC image is one of the two deepest near-infrared images ever obtained in this galaxy and show thousands of its stars of different colours. In the present colour-coding, the redder an image, the cooler is the star. The original pixel size is 0.15 arcsec and both fields measure 2.5 x 2.5 arcmin 2. North is up and East is left.

Crédit:

ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso0315e
Type:Observation
Date de publication:10 juin 2003
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso0315
Taille:1541 x 1479 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:Centaurus A
Type:Early Universe : Galaxy
Distance:13 million années lumière
Constellation:Centaurus
Catégorie:Galaxies

Image Formats

Grand JPEG
778,2 Kio
JPEG taille écran
827,8 Kio

Fonds d'écran

1024x768
831,8 Kio
1280x1024
1,1 Mio
1600x1200
1,4 Mio
1920x1200
1,4 Mio
2048x1536
1,9 Mio

Coordinates

Position (RA):13 26 23.20
Position (Dec):-42° 52' 2.85"
Field of view:2.16 x 2.07 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.1° right of vertical

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineLongueur d'ondeTélescope
Infrarouge
J
1.2 μmVery Large Telescope
ISAAC
Infrarouge
H
1.6 μmVery Large Telescope
ISAAC
Infrarouge
K
2.2 μmVery Large Telescope
ISAAC