NGC 1132 wide-field (ground-based image)
This is a wide-field view of the region around NGC 1132, in the constellation of Eridanus, the River. The field-of-view is approximately 2.7 x 2.9 degrees.
Credit:About the Image
| Id: | heic0804d |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 5 February 2008, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0804 |
| Size: | 9729 x 10433 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 1132 |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Elliptical Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Giant |
| Distance: | 300 million light years |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 2 53 0.29 |
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| Position (Dec): | -1° 15' 55.39" |
| Field of view: | 163.41 x 175.24 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° left of vertical |
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