Wide-field view of the sky around the Meathook galaxy

This visible-light wide-field image of the region around the deformed spiral galaxy NGC 2442 was created from photographs taken through red and blue filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The object itself, nicknamed the Meathook Galaxy, is close to the centre and many other galaxies are visible in this wide field view that spans about three degrees of sky.

Herkunftsnachweis:

ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin

Über das Bild

ID:eso1115c
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:4. Mai 2011 12:00
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso1115
Größe:10632 x 10651 px

Über das Objekt

Name:Galaxy, NGC 2442
Typ:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Constellation:Volans
Kategorie:Galaxies

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Koordinaten

Position (RA):7 36 23.87
Position (Dec):-69° 31' 51.06"
Field of view:178.51 x 178.83 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt 2.7° rechts zur Vertikale