Wide-field view of the sky around NGC 6744

This visible-light wide-field image of the region around NGC 6744 was created from photographs taken through blue, red and infrared filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The galaxy appears close to the centre. The field of view is approximately 2.9 degrees across.

Credit:

ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso1118c
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:1 juni 2011 12:00
Gerelateerde berichten:eso1118
Grootte:10650 x 10670 px

Over het object

Naam:NGC 6744
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Afstand:30 miljoen lichtjaren
Constellation:Pavo
Categorie:Galaxies

Afbeeldingstypen

Grote JPEG
35,4 MB

Inzoomen


Achtergrond

1024x768
449,4 KB
1280x1024
769,2 KB
1600x1200
1,1 MB
1920x1200
1,3 MB
2048x1536
1,8 MB

Coordinates

Position (RA):19 9 46.17
Position (Dec):-63° 51' 27.36"
Field of view:178.79 x 179.13 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.4° left of vertical

Kleuren & filters

BandGolflengteTelescoop
Optisch
B
445 nmDigitized Sky Survey 2
Optisch
R
658 nmDigitized Sky Survey 2
Infrarood
I
806 nmDigitized Sky Survey 2