The dwarf galaxy IC 1613
This image, captured with the OmegaCAM camera on ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope in Chile, shows an unusually clean small galaxy. IC 1613 contains very little cosmic dust, allowing astronomers to explore its contents with great clarity.
Credit:ESO Acknowledgement: VST/Omegacam Local Group Survey
About the Image
| Id: | eso1603a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 27 January 2016, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1603 |
| Size: | 7100 x 4829 px |
About the Object
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 1 4 46.42 |
| Position (Dec): | 2° 7' 29.18" |
| Field of view: | 25.34 x 17.23 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical U | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
| Optical G | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
| Optical R | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
| Optical Ha | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |