Barred galaxy NGC 1365
This is a true-colour image of the major part of NGC 1365, combined from three exposures with the FORS1 multi-mode instrument at VLT UT1, in the B (blue), V (green) and R (red) optical bands. The exposure times were 360, 180 and 140 seconds, respectively. The image quality is about 0.8 arcsec. The field measures about 7 x 7 arcmin 2. North is up and East is left.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso9920f |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 27 February 1999 |
| Related releases: | eso9920, eso9911 |
| Size: | 2039 x 2037 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 1365 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Barred |
| Distance: | 60 million light years |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 3 33 36.28 |
| Position (Dec): | -36° 8' 27.74" |
| Field of view: | 6.80 x 6.79 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.3° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 440 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
| Optical V | 557 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
| Optical R | 655 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |