Centaurus A (NGC 5128)
This is a colour composite photo of the peculiar galaxy Centaurus A (NGC 5128) , obtained with the Wide-Field Imager (WFI) camera at the ESO/MPG 2.2-m telescope on La Silla. It is based on a total of nine 3-min exposures made on March 25, 1999, through different broad-band optical filters (B(lue) - total exposure time 9 min - central wavelength 456 nm - here rendered as blue; V(isual) - 540 nm - 9 min - green; I(nfrared) - 784 nm - 9 min - red); it was prepared from files in the ESO Science Data Archive by ESO-astronomer Benoît Vandame. The elliptical shape and the central dust band, the imprint of a galaxy collision, are well visible.
Crédit:ESO
À propos de l'image
Identification: | eso0315a |
Type: | Observation |
Date de publication: | 10 juin 2003 |
Communiqués de presse en rapport: | eso0315 |
Taille: | 3612 x 3531 px |
À propos de l'objet
Nom: | Centaurus A, NGC 5128 |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Elliptical |
Distance: | 13 million années lumière |
Constellation: | Centaurus |
Catégorie: | Galaxies |
Fonds d'écran
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 13 25 27.49 |
Position (Dec): | -43° 1' 6.68" |
Field of view: | 28.66 x 28.02 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.0° right of vertical |
Couleurs & filtres
Domaine | Télescope |
---|---|
Visible B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Visible V | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Infrarouge I | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |