Wide-field view of the sky around the Leo Triplet of galaxies

This visible-light wide-field image of the region around the Leo Triplet of galaxies was created from photographs taken through blue and red filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The galaxies appear to the lower right of centre. The bright star at the upper right is the naked eye star Theta Leonis. The field of view is approximately 4.4 degrees across.

Crédit:

ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso1126c
Type:Observation
Date de publication:27 juillet 2011 12:00
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso1126
Taille:16114 x 14832 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:Leo Triplet
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Multiple
Distance:35 million années lumière
Constellation:Leo
Catégorie:Galaxies

Formats des images

JPEG taille écran
140,2 Kio

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Fonds d'écran

1024x768
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1280x1024
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1600x1200
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1920x1200
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2048x1536
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Coordinates

Position (RA):11 21 49.62
Position (Dec):13° 58' 38.25"
Field of view:270.84 x 249.26 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 8.7° left of vertical

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineLongueur d'ondeTélescope
Visible
B
445 nmDigitized Sky Survey 2
Visible
Pseudo green (B+R)
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Visible
R
658 nmDigitized Sky Survey 2