Infrared image of stars and galaxies near the REBELS-25 galaxy
This image shows a field of stars and galaxies taken with VISTA’s near-infrared camera. Among them is REBELS-25, the most distant rotating disc galaxy ever discovered.
VISTA, ESO’s Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, is located in Chile’s Atacama Desert.
Credit:ESO/J. Dunlop et al. Ack.: CASU, CALET
About the Image
| Id: | eso2415e |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 7 October 2024, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | eso2415 |
| Size: | 10001 x 8405 px |
About the Object
| Name: | REBELS-25 |
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 10 0 32.32 |
| Position (Dec): | 1° 44' 31.30" |
| Field of view: | 25.00 x 21.01 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared J | 1.25 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
| Infrared H | 1.65 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
| Infrared Ks | 2.15 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |