NGC 4163
This image shows a swarm of young, blue stars in the diffuse dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 4163. It is a member of a group of dwarf galaxies near our Milky Way and is located roughly 10 million light-years away.
Credit:NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton and B. Williams (University of Washington)
About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | heic0819e |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 30 September 2008, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0819 |
| Size: | 3880 x 1851 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 4163 |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Irregular Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Dwarf |
| Distance: | 10 million light years |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 12 12 9.27 |
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| Position (Dec): | 36° 10' 6.06" |
| Field of view: | 3.27 x 1.56 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 61.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 475 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |