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

Image Formats

Grand JPEG
873,2 Kio
JPEG taille écran
240,3 Kio

Fonds d'écran

1024x768
198,4 Kio
1280x1024
300,1 Kio
1600x1200
402,2 Kio
1920x1200
459,4 Kio
2048x1536
600,1 Kio

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

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineLongueur d'ondeTélescope
Infrarouge
I
790 nmHubble Space Telescope
WFPC2
Visible
V
550 nmHubble Space Telescope
WFPC2
Infrarouge
K
2.16 μmVery Large Telescope
ISAAC