Wide-field view of the sky around the spiral galaxy NGC 1187
This wide-field view is centred on the spiral galaxy NGC 1187 in the constellation of Eridanus (The River). It is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The distorted companion galaxy ESO 480-G020 can be seen to the upper-right of NGC 1187, close to a star. The bright star at the bottom of the picture is Tau3 Eridani.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin.
About the Image
Id: | eso1231d |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 1 August 2012, 12:00 |
Related releases: | eso1231 |
Size: | 10582 x 8291 px |
About the Object
Name: | NGC 1187 |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
Distance: | 60 million light years |
Constellation: | Eridanus |
Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Wallpapers
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 3 2 35.93 |
Position (Dec): | -22° 52' 3.36" |
Field of view: | 179.77 x 140.85 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.5° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
---|---|
Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
Optical B+R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
Infrared I | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |