NGC 1365 central region

This is an enlargement of an image obtained by FORS1 in the light of H-alpha emission of ionized hydrogen, and here processed to show the central region of NGC1365 in great detail. The star-forming regions in this area show up as knots. The nucleus itself is very bright. An analysis has shown that the matter density in the very central region is very high and there are motions with internal velocities up to about 2000 km/sec. The nucleus probably contains a very massive black hole. North is to the upper right and East is to the upper left.

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ESO

Über das Bild

ID:eso9920i
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:27. Februar 1999
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso9920, eso9911
Größe:2876 x 2857 px

Über das Objekt

Name:NGC 1365
Typ:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Barred
Entfernung:60 Million Lichtjahre
Constellation:Fornax
Kategorie:Galaxies

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Koordinaten

Position (RA):3 33 36.13
Position (Dec):-36° 8' 23.08"
Field of view:1.11 x 1.10 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt 0.0° rechts zur Vertikale

Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichTeleskop
Optisch
H-alpha
Very Large Telescope
FORS1

Exposure time: 900s