The NGC 4303 galaxy as seen with MUSE on ESO’s VLT
This image of the nearby galaxy NGC 4303, 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 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/PHANGS
O snímku
Id: | ngc4303-muse |
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 |
Barvy & filtry
Pásmo | Vlnová délka | Dalekohled |
---|---|---|
Optický G | 475 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
Optický R | 625 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
Optický I | 775 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |