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Magnificent spiral galaxy NGC 7424
Composite colour-coded image of another magnificent spiral galaxy, NGC 7424, at a distance of 40 million light-years. It is based on images obtained with the multi-mode VIMOS instrument on the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) in three different wavelength bands. The image covers 6.5 x 7.2 square arcminutes on the sky. North is up and East is to the right.
Read more about this superb object in the ESO Press Release eso0436.
Kredit:ESO
O snímku
Id: | eso0436c |
Typ: | Pozorování |
Datum zveřejnění: | 1. prosince 2004 |
Související články: | eso0436 |
Velikost: | 1887 x 2109 px |
O objektu
Jméno: | NGC 7424 |
Typ: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Barred |
Vzdálenost: | 35 milion světelné roky |
Constellation: | Grus |
Kategorie: | Galaxies |
Souřadnice
Position (RA): | 22 57 18.41 |
Position (Dec): | -41° 4' 14.49" |
Field of view: | 6.47 x 7.22 arcminutes |
Orientace: | Sever je 0.2° levá od svislé osy |
Barvy & filtry
Pásmo | Dalekohled |
---|---|
Optický B | Very Large Telescope VIMOS |
Optický V | Very Large Telescope VIMOS |
Optický R | Very Large Telescope VIMOS |