The overlooked dwarf and its apparent companion
Colour image of the two galaxies NGC 5011B (top) and NGC 5011C (bottom blue galaxy). NGC 5011C is a dwarf galaxy located in the Centaurus A group, while its companion on the sky is in fact an S0 galaxy, located 12 times further away and belonging to the Centaurus cluster of galaxies. The composite image is based on data obtained with the EFOSC2 instrument on the ESO 3.6-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in three different wavebands (B, V, and R). The total integration time is 3 minutes. The field of view is about 5 x 4.5 arcmin. North is up, East to the left.
Crédito:ESO
Sobre la imagen
Identificador: | eso0709a |
Tipo: | Observación |
Fecha de publicación: | 7 de Marzo de 2007 |
Noticias relacionadas: | eso0709 |
Tamaño: | 901 x 807 px |
Sobre el objeto
Nombre: | NGC 5011B, NGC 5011C |
Tipo: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Dwarf Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
Constellation: | Centaurus |
Categoría: | Galaxies |
Fondo de pantalla
Coordenadas
Position (RA): | 13 13 12.20 |
Position (Dec): | -43° 14' 47.59" |
Field of view: | 4.74 x 4.25 arcminutes |
Orientación: | El norte está a 1.9° a la derecha de la vertical |
Colores y filtros
Banda | Telescopio |
---|---|
Óptico B | ESO 3.6-metre telescope EFOSC2 |
Óptico V | ESO 3.6-metre telescope EFOSC2 |
Óptico R | ESO 3.6-metre telescope EFOSC2 |