Elliptical elegance
This deep image of the area of sky around the elliptical galaxy NGC 5018 offers a spectacular view of its tenuous streams of stars and gas. These delicate features are hallmarks of galactic interactions, and provide vital clues to the structure and dynamics of early-type galaxies.
Credit:ESO/Spavone et al.
About the Image
| Id: | eso1827a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 8 August 2018, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1827 |
| Size: | 13679 x 10016 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 5018 |
| Type: | Unspecified : Galaxy : Type : Elliptical |
| Distance: | 110 million light years |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Wallpapers
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 13 12 31.61 |
| Position (Dec): | -19° 30' 0.09" |
| Field of view: | 47.90 x 35.08 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical u | 361 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
| Optical g | 470 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
| Optical R | 655 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |