The NGC 4254 galaxy as seen with MUSE on ESO’s VLT
This image of the nearby galaxy NGC 4254, taken with the Multi-Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), combines green, red and infrared filters to reveal the distribution of stars.
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.
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Om bilden
ID: | ngc4254-muse-cc |
Typ: | Observation |
Publiceringsdatum: | 16 juli 2021 14:00 |
Storlek: | 1169 x 903 px |
Om objektet
Namn: | NGC 4254 |
Typ: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
Kategori: | Galaxies |
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Koordinater
Position (RA): | 12 18 51.03 |
Position (Dec): | 14° 25' 23.09" |
Field of view: | 3.90 x 3.01 arcminutes |
Orientering: | Nord är 90.0° vänster om lodrätt |
Färger och filter
Band | Våglängd | Teleskop |
---|---|---|
Synligt ljus G | 475 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
Synligt ljus R | 625 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
Synligt ljus I | 775 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |