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).

Credit:

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

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso-2613
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:3 december 2009 23:19
Grootte:1548 x 1180 px

Over het object

Naam:NGC 2613
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Afstand:85 miljoen lichtjaren
Constellation:Pyxis
Categorie:Galaxies

Afbeeldingstypen

Grote JPEG
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Achtergrond

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Coordinates

Position (RA):8 33 22.65
Position (Dec):-22° 58' 22.26"
Field of view:10.18 x 7.76 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 44.8° right of vertical

Kleuren & filters

BandGolflengteTelescoop
Optisch
B
433 nmDanish 1.54-metre telescope
DFOSC
Optisch
V
544 nmDanish 1.54-metre telescope
DFOSC
Optisch
R
648 nmDanish 1.54-metre telescope
DFOSC