Central bulges of spiral galaxies - NGC 5838 (ground-based image)
This ground based images represents a complete view of the spiral galaxy NGC 5838.
Credit:Allan Sandage (The Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington) and John Bedke (Computer Sciences Corporation and the Space Telescope Science Institute
)
About the Image
| Id: | heic9902g |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 6 October 1999, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic9902 |
| Size: | 1776 x 1776 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 15029+0217, NGC 5838 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral Local Universe : Galaxy : Component : Bulge |
| Distance: | 95 million light years |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 15 5 26.12 |
| Position (Dec): | 2° 5' 58.89" |
| Field of view: | 4.64 x 4.64 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 27.5° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical | Other |
Notes: This image was captured using a ground-based telescope by Allan Allan Sandage and John Bedke.