Digitized Sky Survey image of the galaxy NGC 4945
This image is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is approximatelly 3.0 x 3.0 degrees.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso0931b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 30 July 2010, 16:17 |
| Related releases: | eso0931 |
| Size: | 10669 x 10692 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 4945 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Distance: | 12 million light years |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 13 5 27.33 |
| Position (Dec): | -49° 28' 3.76" |
| Field of view: | 179.13 x 179.52 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.7° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 445 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | 658 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |