The area around NGC 3314 (ground-based view)
This image shows a wide field of view around the overlapping galaxy pair NGC 3314. While the two galaxies look as if they are in the midst of a collision, this is in fact a trick of perspective: the two are in chance alignment from our vantage point.
Credit:NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2 (Acknowledgement: Davide de Martin)
About the Image
Id: | heic1208b |
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Type: | Observation |
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Release date: | 14 June 2012, 15:00 |
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Related releases: | heic1208 |
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Size: | 10566 x 7579 px |
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About the Object
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 10 37 14.39 |
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Position (Dec): | -27° 18' 34.59" |
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Field of view: | 177.47 x 127.30 arcminutes
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Orientation: | North is 0.2° right of vertical |
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View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
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Optical B | DSS |
Optical R | DSS |
Infrared I | DSS (COSTAR) |
Optical B+R | DSS |