Wide-field view of the sky around NGC 3521
This visible light wide-field image of the region around NGC 3521 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
About the Image
| Id: | eso1129c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 10 August 2011, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1129 |
| Size: | 10611 x 10656 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 3521 |
| Type: | Unspecified : Galaxy |
| Distance: | 35 million light years |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Wallpapers
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 11 5 48.63 |
| Position (Dec): | 0° 2' 9.25" |
| Field of view: | 178.10 x 178.85 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.2° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 445 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical Pseudogreen (B+R) | Digitized Sky Survey 2 | |
| Optical R | 658 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Infrared I | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |