NGC 5256 (ground-based view)
This wide-field image shows the pair of galaxies known as NGC 5256 and their surroundings as seen from the ground. In the upper left corner two planes crossed the image. Due to the long exposure their position lights cause long streaks in the final image.
Credit:ESA, NASA, Digitized Sky Survey 2
Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | heic1720b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 14 December 2017, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1720 |
| Size: | 7111 x 6248 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 5256 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
| Distance: | 350 million light years |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 13 38 17.18 |
| Position (Dec): | 48° 16' 43.90" |
| Field of view: | 119.54 x 105.03 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 1.1° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 467 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | 660 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical i | 797 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |