The NGC 3627 galaxy as seen with MUSE on ESO’s VLT
This image of the nearby galaxy NGC 3627, taken with the Multi-Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), combines green, red and infrared filters to reveal the distribution of stars.
NGC 3627 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 31 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Leo.
The images were taken as part of the Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS (PHANGS) project, which is making high-resolution observations of nearby galaxies with telescopes operating across the electromagnetic spectrum.
Crédito:ESO/PHANGS
Sobre la imagen
Identificador: | ngc3627-muse-cc |
Tipo: | Observación |
Fecha de publicación: | 16 de Julio de 2021 a las 14:00 |
Tamaño: | 1177 x 599 px |
Sobre el objeto
Fondo de pantalla
Coordenadas
Position (RA): | 11 20 15.33 |
Position (Dec): | 12° 58' 52.88" |
Field of view: | 3.92 x 2.00 arcminutes |
Orientación: | El norte está a 90.0° a la izquierda de la vertical |
Colores y filtros
Banda | Longitud de onda | Telescopio |
---|---|---|
Óptico G | 475 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
Óptico R | 625 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
Óptico I | 775 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |