The NGC 1087 galaxy as seen with ALMA
This image of the nearby galaxy NGC 1087, 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 1087 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 80 million light-years from Earth in the constellation of Cetus.
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.
Crédito:ESO/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/PHANGS
Sobre la imagen
Identificador: | ngc1087-alma-cc |
Tipo: | Observación |
Fecha de publicación: | 16 de Julio de 2021 a las 14:00 |
Tamaño: | 574 x 479 px |
Sobre el objeto
Fondo de pantalla
Coordenadas
Position (RA): | 2 46 25.19 |
Position (Dec): | 0° 29' 54.77" |
Field of view: | 2.88 x 2.41 arcminutes |
Orientación: | El norte está a 82.6° a la izquierda de la vertical |
Colores y filtros
Banda | Longitud de onda | Telescopio |
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Milímetro CO [2–1] | 1.2 cm | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array Band 6 |