Ground-based view of NGC 1600
This image shows the ground-based view of NGC 1600 and some of the other galaxies of the group it is located in.
Credit:NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2
About the Image
| Id: | heic1607b |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 6 April 2016, 19:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1607 |
| Size: | 891 x 893 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 1600 |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Elliptical |
| Distance: | 200 million light years |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 4 31 40.07 |
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| Position (Dec): | -5° 5' 13.22" |
| Field of view: | 14.99 x 15.03 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
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| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |