Southern spiral galaxy NGC 5236
This is an image of the bright, southern spiral galaxy NGC 5236, also known as Messier 83, one of the 9381 spiral galaxies studied by Andris Lauberts and Edwin Valentijn.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso9010a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 27 September 1990 |
| Related releases: | eso9010 |
| Size: | 1743 x 1299 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Messier 83 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Distance: | 15 million light years |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical | ESO 1-metre Schmidt telescope |