Area Around UGC2885 (ground-based image)
This wide-field view of the night sky shows the region in which the giant galaxy UGC 2885, nicknamed the Godzilla Galaxy, is located.
Credit:ESA/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | heic2002b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 6 January 2020, 10:00 |
| Related releases: | heic2002 |
| Size: | 9056 x 5887 px |
About the Object
| Name: | UGC 2885 |
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Distance: | 230 million light years |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 3 53 3.13 |
| Position (Dec): | 35° 34' 38.32" |
| Field of view: | 256.71 x 166.88 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.3° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 479 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | 649 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |