The sky around the galaxy NGC 4993
This wide-field image generated from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 shows the sky around the galaxy NGC 4993. This galaxy was the host to a merger between two neutron stars, which led to a gravitational wave detection, a short gamma-ray burst and an optical identification of a kilonova event.
Credit:ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2
About the Image
| Id: | eso1733i |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 16 October 2017, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1917, eso1733 |
| Size: | 9696 x 6221 px |
About the Object
Image Formats
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 13 9 47.34 |
| Position (Dec): | -23° 22' 51.18" |
| Field of view: | 164.96 x 105.84 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.5° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical R | 630 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | 630 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical I | 797 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical I | 797 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |