NGC 2613
VIMOS photo of NGC 2613, a spiral galaxy that resembles our own Milky Way.
Composite VRI image obtained on February 28, 2002. The individual exposures lasted 180 seconds; image quality 0.7 arcsec FWHM; field 7 x 7 arcmin2 ; North is up and East is left.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0209g |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 13 March 2002 |
| Related releases: | eso0209 |
| Size: | 1801 x 1252 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 2613 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Distance: | 85 million light years |
| Constellation: | Pyxis |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 8 33 20.79 |
| Position (Dec): | -22° 58' 29.10" |
| Field of view: | 6.17 x 4.29 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 1.6° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Very Large Telescope VIMOS |
| Optical V | Very Large Telescope VIMOS |
| Optical R | Very Large Telescope WFI |