Lensed view of SPT0418-47
Astronomers using ALMA, in which the ESO is a partner, have revealed an extremely distant galaxy that looks surprisingly like our Milky Way. The galaxy, SPT0418-47, is gravitationally lensed by a nearby galaxy, appearing in the sky as a near-perfect ring of light.
Credit:ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Rizzo et al.
About the Image
| Id: | eso2013a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 12 August 2020, 17:00 |
| Related releases: | eso2013 |
| Size: | 809 x 455 px |
About the Object
| Name: | SPT0418-47, SPT-S J041839-4751.8 |
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Gravitationally Lensed |
| Constellation: | Horologium |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 4 18 39.68 |
| Position (Dec): | -47° 51' 52.75" |
| Field of view: | 0.14 x 0.08 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is -0.0° left of vertical |
View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Millimeter CII | 830 μm | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array Band 7 |