Wide-field view of the field around NGC 7252: the Atoms-for-Peace galaxy
This visible light wide-field image of the region around NGC 7252 was created from photographs taken through red and blue filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The galaxy appears close to the centre. The field of view is approximately three degrees across.
Credit:ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso1044c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 10 November 2010, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1044 |
| Size: | 10659 x 10676 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 7252 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
| Distance: | 220 million light years |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 22 20 44.79 |
| Position (Dec): | -24° 40' 41.87" |
| Field of view: | 178.90 x 179.19 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.2° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 445 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | 658 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |