Wide-field view of the sky around NGC 253

This image is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is approximatelly 3.7 x 3.6 degrees. The galaxy NGC 253 appears at the centre of the picture and the globular star cluster NGC 288 at the lower left. The cluster is orbiting the Milky Way and is much closer to us than NGC 253, which lies about eleven million light-years from Earth.

Crédit:

ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin.

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso1152c
Type:Observation
Date de publication:15 décembre 2011 12:00
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso1152
Taille:13412 x 12897 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:NGC 253
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Activity : Starburst
Distance:11 million années lumière
Constellation:Sculptor
Catégorie:Galaxies

Formats des images

Grand JPEG
54,7 Mio
JPEG taille écran
220,8 Kio

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Fonds d'écran

1024x768
171,4 Kio
1280x1024
287,2 Kio
1600x1200
426,5 Kio
1920x1200
513,1 Kio
2048x1536
710,1 Kio

Coordinates

Position (RA):0 47 11.99
Position (Dec):-25° 18' 35.61"
Field of view:227.99 x 219.24 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.1° left of vertical

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineTélescope
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B
Digitized Sky Survey 2
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Digitized Sky Survey 2