The Phoenix dwarf galaxy
The Phoenix Dwarf, imaged here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is an irregular dwarf galaxy that was discovered in 1976 by Hans-Emil Schuster and Richard Martin West. It is located in the constellation Phoenix in the southern sky, 1.44 million light-years away from Earth.
Credit:ESA/Hubble and NASA
About the Image
| Id: | ann11075a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 21 October 2011, 16:40 |
| Related announcements: | ann11075 |
| Size: | 669 x 669 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Phoenix Dwarf |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Dwarf |
| Distance: | 2 million light years |
| Constellation: | Phoenix |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Wallpapers
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 1 51 7.40 |
| Position (Dec): | -44° 26' 32.40" |
| Field of view: | 1.12 x 1.12 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 24.5° right of vertical |
View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical V | 555 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical Pseudogreen (V+I) | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 | |
| Infrared I | 814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |