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Anatomy of a bird
Image taken with the NACO instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope in the K-band. Also indicated are the different parts of the 'Bird'. There is a barred spiral galaxy at the heart of the Bird, and a strongly disturbed massive galaxy just south of it, while the head of the Bird consists of an irregular galaxy with very active star formation. The wings span a region in space of about 100,000 light-years, as much as our own Milky Way. North is up and East is to the left. The image covers about 25 x 25 arcsec.
Credit:ESO
Over de afbeelding
| Id: | eso0755b |
| Type: | Observatie |
| Publicatiedatum: | 21 december 2007 |
| Gerelateerde berichten: | eso0755 |
| Grootte: | 1251 x 1071 px |
Over het object
| Naam: | ESO 593-IG 008, The Bird |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
| Afstand: | 650 miljoen lichtjaren |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Categorie: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 19 14 31.08 |
| Position (Dec): | -21° 19' 9.36" |
| Field of view: | 0.70 x 0.60 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 2.3° left of vertical |
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Kleuren & filters
| Band | Telescoop |
|---|---|
| Infrarood | Very Large Telescope NACO |