Galaxy NGC 2787
Tightly wound, almost concentric, arms of dark dust encircle the bright nucleus of the otherwise nondescript galaxy, NGC 2787, in this image created by the Hubble Heritage team. Astronomer Marcella Carollo (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich) and collaborators used Hubble's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 to collect the data in January 1999.
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About the Object
| Name: | NGC 2787 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Barred Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Lenticular |
| Distance: | 25 million light years |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 9 19 18.67 |
| Position (Dec): | 69° 12' 12.11" |
| Field of view: | 0.57 x 0.56 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 125.1° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 450 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |