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.

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

Om bilden

ID:eso1152c
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:15 december 2011 12:00
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso1152
Storlek:13412 x 12897 px

Om objektet

Namn:NGC 253
Typ:Local Universe : Galaxy : Activity : Starburst
Avstånd:11 miljon ljusår
Constellation:Sculptor
Kategori:Galaxies

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Koordinater

Position (RA):0 47 11.99
Position (Dec):-25° 18' 35.61"
Field of view:227.99 x 219.24 arcminutes
Orientering:Nord är 0.1° vänster om lodrätt

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BandTeleskop
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Digitized Sky Survey 2
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Digitized Sky Survey 2