Digitized sky survey image of the galaxy NGC 6822

This image is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is approximatelly 2.9 x 2.9 degrees.

Credit:

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

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0938b
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:30 juli 2010 17:07
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0938
Grootte:10634 x 10636 px

Over het object

Naam:NGC 6822
Type:Unspecified : Galaxy
Afstand:2 miljoen lichtjaren
Constellation:Sagittarius
Categorie:Galaxies

Image Formats

Grote JPEG
52,1 MB

Inzoomen


Wallpapers

1024x768
474,4 KB
1280x1024
842,7 KB
1600x1200
1,3 MB
1920x1200
1,6 MB
2048x1536
2,2 MB

Coordinates

Position (RA):19 44 57.80
Position (Dec):-14° 48' 11.51"
Field of view:178.54 x 178.57 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