A Milky Way cousin

NGC 2613 is a rarely imaged spiral galaxy located about 60 million light years away towards the southern constellation of Pyxis (the mariner’s compass). It is thought to resemble our own Milky Way. This image is based on data acquired with the 1.5-metre Danish telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile, through three filters (B, V, R).

Crédit:

ESO/IDA/Danish 1.5 m/R. Gendler, J.-E. Ovaldsen, C. Thöne and C. Féron

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso-2613
Type:Observation
Date de publication:3 décembre 2009 23:19
Taille:1548 x 1180 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:NGC 2613
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Distance:85 million années lumière
Constellation:Pyxis
Catégorie:Galaxies

Formats des images

Grand JPEG
475,1 Kio
JPEG taille écran
144,2 Kio

Fonds d'écran

1024x768
212,7 Kio
1280x1024
358,3 Kio
1600x1200
530,3 Kio
1920x1200
618,4 Kio
2048x1536
826,8 Kio

Coordinates

Position (RA):8 33 22.65
Position (Dec):-22° 58' 22.26"
Field of view:10.18 x 7.76 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 44.8° right of vertical

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineLongueur d'ondeTélescope
Visible
B
433 nmDanish 1.54-metre telescope
DFOSC
Visible
V
544 nmDanish 1.54-metre telescope
DFOSC
Visible
R
648 nmDanish 1.54-metre telescope
DFOSC