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Big stellar cluster in the blue dwarf galaxy NGC 5253
Composite colour-coded image of the small starburst galaxy NGC 5253, at a distance of 11 million light-years. It is based on one near-infrared image (in the K-band at wavelength 2.16 μm; here coded red) obtained with the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) and two images in the visual spectral region (V- (0.55 μm) and I-bands (0.79 μm), here blue and green, respectively) with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The image covers 80 x 80 arcseconds on the sky. North is up and East is to the left.
Crédit:ESO
À propos de l'image
| Identification: | eso0434b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Date de publication: | 18 novembre 2004 |
| Communiqués de presse en rapport: | eso0434 |
| Taille: | 2156 x 2428 px |
À propos de l'objet
| Nom: | NGC 5253 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Dwarf |
| Distance: | 19 million années lumière |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Catégorie: | Galaxies |
Fonds d'écran
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 13 39 55.74 |
| Position (Dec): | -31° 38' 29.56" |
| Field of view: | 1.36 x 1.54 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 40.2° right of vertical |
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Couleurs & filtres
| Domaine | Longueur d'onde | Télescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrarouge I | 790 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Visible V | 550 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Infrarouge K | 2.16 μm | Very Large Telescope ISAAC |