Spiral galaxy IC 4248
Somewhat further out in space, and right on the border between the southern constellations Hydra and Centaurus lies this knotty spiral galaxy, IC 4248 ; the distance is about 210 million light-years. The photo is a composite, based on three exposures (Blue - 600 sec; Yellow-Green - 300 sec; Red - 300 sec) obtained with KUEYEN on March 28, 1999. The image quality is 0.75 arcsec and the field is 90 x 90 arcsec 2. North is up and East is left.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso9923c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 7 April 1999 |
| Related releases: | eso9923 |
| Size: | 2828 x 2908 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IC 4248 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Distance: | 190 million light years |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 13 26 47.29 |
| Position (Dec): | -29° 52' 52.63" |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Very Large Telescope |
| Optical V | Very Large Telescope |
| Optical R | Very Large Telescope |