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HAWK-I infrared image of the spectacular barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365*
This striking new image, taken with the powerful HAWK-I infrared camera on ESO’s Very Large Telescope at Paranal Observatory in Chile, shows NGC 1365. This beautiful barred spiral galaxy is part of the Fornax cluster of galaxies, and lies about 60 million light-years from Earth. The picture was created from images taken through Y, J, H and K filters and the exposure times were 4, 4, 7 and 12 minutes respectively.
This image is available as a mounted image in the ESOshop.
Credit:ESO/P. Grosbøl
Over de afbeelding
| Id: | eso1038a |
| Type: | Observatie |
| Publicatiedatum: | 22 september 2010 12:00 |
| Gerelateerde berichten: | eso1038 |
| Grootte: | 3655 x 3628 px |
Over het object
| Naam: | NGC 1365 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Barred |
| Afstand: | 60 miljoen lichtjaren |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Categorie: | Galaxies |
Mounted Image
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 3 33 36.33 |
| Position (Dec): | -36° 8' 28.25" |
| Field of view: | 6.50 x 6.45 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° left of vertical |
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Kleuren & filters
| Band | Telescoop |
|---|---|
| Infrarood Y | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |
| Infrarood J | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |
| Infrarood H | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |
| Infrarood K | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |