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Spiral galaxy NGC 6118 and SN 2004dk
Composite colour-coded image of the "grand design" spiral galaxy NGC 6118, at a distance of 80 million light-years. It is based on images obtained with the multi-mode VIMOS instrument on the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) in three different wavebands. The image covers 6.7 x 5.8 square arcminutes on the sky. North is up and East is to the left. The arrow indicates the position of supernova SN 2004dk.
Kredit:ESO
O snímku
Id: | eso0436b |
Typ: | Pozorování |
Datum zveřejnění: | 1. prosince 2004 |
Související články: | eso0436 |
Velikost: | 1540 x 1323 px |
O objektu
Jméno: | NGC 6118, SN 2004dk |
Typ: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
Vzdálenost: | 75000 světelné roky |
Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
Kategorie: | Galaxies |
Souřadnice
Position (RA): | 16 21 48.62 |
Position (Dec): | -2° 17' 0.30" |
Field of view: | 6.84 x 5.89 arcminutes |
Orientace: | Sever je 0.1° pravá od svislé osy |
Barvy & filtry
Pásmo | Vlnová délka | Dalekohled |
---|---|---|
Optický B | 445 nm | Very Large Telescope VIMOS |
Optický V | 551 nm | Very Large Telescope VIMOS |
Optický R | 658 nm | Very Large Telescope VIMOS |