Distant galaxies in NGC 300 field
A group of galaxies seen on NGC 300 images. They are all quite red and their similar colours indicate that they must be about equally distant. They probably constitute a distant cluster, now in the stage of formation.
Credit:
ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0221f |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 7 August 2002 |
| Related releases: | eso0221 |
| Size: | 756 x 920 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 300 |
| Type: | • Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster • X - Galaxy Clusters |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical B |
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical V |
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical R |
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
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