Elliptical elegance
This deep image of the area of sky around the elliptical galaxy NGC 5018 offers a spectacular view of its tenuous streams of stars and gas. These delicate features are hallmarks of galactic interactions, and provide vital clues to the structure and dynamics of early-type galaxies.
Credit:ESO/Spavone et al.
About the Image
Id: | eso1827a |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 8 August 2018, 12:00 |
Related releases: | eso1827 |
Size: | 13679 x 10016 px |
About the Object
Name: | NGC 5018 |
Type: | Unspecified : Galaxy : Type : Elliptical |
Distance: | 110 million light years |
Constellation: | Virgo |
Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Wallpapers
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 13 12 31.61 |
Position (Dec): | -19° 30' 0.09" |
Field of view: | 47.90 x 35.08 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.1° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Optical u | 361 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
Optical g | 470 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
Optical R | 655 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |