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The NGC 4303 galaxy as seen with ALMA
This image of the nearby galaxy NGC 4303, taken with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which ESO is a partner, shows the distribution of cold clouds of molecular gas, which provide the raw material from which stars form.
NGC 4303 is a spiral galaxy, with a bar of stars and gas at its centre, located approximately 55 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo.
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.
Kredit:ESO/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/PHANGS
O snímku
| Id: | ngc4303-alma-cc |
| Typ: | Pozorování |
| Datum zveřejnění: | 16. července 2021 14:00 |
| Velikost: | 888 x 884 px |
O objektu
Souřadnice
| Position (RA): | 12 21 54.89 |
| Position (Dec): | 4° 28' 24.88" |
| Field of view: | 2.96 x 2.95 arcminutes |
| Orientace: | Sever je -0.0° levá od svislé osy |
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Barvy & filtry
| Pásmo | Vlnová délka | Dalekohled |
|---|---|---|
| Milimetrový CO [2–1] | 1.2 cm | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array Band 6 |