A spiral galaxy in Leo

This picture of the nearby galaxy NGC 3521 was taken using the FORS1 instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, at the Paranal Observatory in Chile. The large spiral galaxy lies in the constellation of Leo (The Lion), and is only 35 million light-years distant. This picture was created from exposures taken through three different filters that passed blue light, yellow/green light, and near-infrared light. These are shown in this picture as blue, green, and red, respectively.

Kredit:

ESO/O. Maliy

O snímku

Id:eso1129a
Typ:Pozorování
Datum zveřejnění:10. srpna 2011 12:00
Související články:eso1129
Velikost:2046 x 2046 px

O objektu

Jméno:NGC 3521
Typ:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Vzdálenost:35 milion světelné roky
Constellation:Leo
Kategorie:Galaxies

Image Formats


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Souřadnice

Position (RA):11 5 46.32
Position (Dec):0° 1' 52.04"
Field of view:6.83 x 6.83 arcminutes
Orientace:Sever je 90.0° pravá od svislé osy

Barvy & filtry

PásmoDalekohled
Optický
B
Very Large Telescope
FORS1
Optický
V
Very Large Telescope
FORS1
Infračervený
I
Very Large Telescope
FORS1