The NGC 4254 galaxy as seen with ALMA
This image of the nearby galaxy NGC 4254, taken with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which ESO is a partner, shows the distribution of cold clouds of molecular gas, which provide the raw material from which stars form.
NGC 4254 is a grand-design spiral galaxy located approximately 45 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Coma Berenices.
The images were taken as part of the Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS (PHANGS) project, which is making high-resolution observations of nearby galaxies with telescopes operating across the electromagnetic spectrum.
Crediti:ESO/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/PHANGS
A proposito dell'immagine
Identificazione: | ngc4254-alma-cc |
Tipo: | Osservazione |
Data di pubblicazione: | Venerdì 16 Luglio 2021 14:00 |
Dimensione: | 466 x 400 px |
A proposito delll'oggetto
Nome: | NGC 4254 |
Tipo: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
Categoria: | Galaxies |
Coordinate
Position (RA): | 12 18 50.77 |
Position (Dec): | 14° 25' 18.09" |
Field of view: | 3.11 x 2.67 arcminutes |
Orientazione: | Il Nord è a 90.0° a sinistra della verticale |
Colori e filtri
Banda | Lunghezza d'onda | Telescopio |
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Millimetrico CO [2–1] | 1.2 cm | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array Band 6 |