VLT image of the spiral galaxy NGC 1187 (annotated)
This picture taken with ESO’s Very Large Telescope shows the galaxy NGC 1187. This impressive spiral lies about 60 million light-years away in the constellation of Eridanus (The River). NGC 1187 has hosted two supernova explosions during the last thirty years, the latest one in 2007. This supernova is still faintly visible in this picture and is marked with a circle.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso1231b |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 1 August 2012, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1231 |
| Size: | 3327 x 1928 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 1187 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Distance: | 60 million light years |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 429 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
| Optical V | 554 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
| Optical R | 657 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |