A Milky Way cousin

NGC 2613 is a rarely imaged spiral galaxy located about 60 million light years away towards the southern constellation of Pyxis (the mariner’s compass). It is thought to resemble our own Milky Way. This image is based on data acquired with the 1.5-metre Danish telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile, through three filters (B, V, R).

Kilde:

ESO/IDA/Danish 1.5 m/R. Gendler, J.-E. Ovaldsen, C. Thöne and C. Féron

Om billedet

Id:eso-2613
Type:Observation
Udgivelsesdato:3. december 2009 23:19
Størrelse:1548 x 1180 px

Om objektet

Navn:NGC 2613
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Afstand:85 million lysår
Constellation:Pyxis
Kategori:Galaxies

Billedformater

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Skrærm JPEG
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Baggrundsbilleder

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Koordinater

Position (RA):8 33 22.65
Position (Dec):-22° 58' 22.26"
Field of view:10.18 x 7.76 arcminutes
Orientering:Nord er 44.8° droite fra lodret

Farver & filtre

BåndBølgelængdeTeleskop
Optisk
B
433 nmDanish 1.54-metre telescope
DFOSC
Optisk
V
544 nmDanish 1.54-metre telescope
DFOSC
Optisk
R
648 nmDanish 1.54-metre telescope
DFOSC