Hubble snaps images of a pinwheel-shaped galaxy
This dramatic spiral galaxy is one of the latest viewed by NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Stunning details of the face-on spiral galaxy, cataloged as NGC 1309, are captured in this colour image. NGC 1309 was home to supernova SN 2002fk, whose light reached Earth in September 2002. NGC 1309 resides 100 million light-years (30 Megaparsecs) from Earth. It is one of about 200 galaxies that make up the Eridanus group of galaxies.
Credit:About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 1309 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Distance: | 100 million light years |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Wallpapers
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 3 22 5.69 |
| Position (Dec): | -15° 23' 47.70" |
| Field of view: | 2.87 x 2.67 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 3.0° left of vertical |
View in ESASky:
View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 435 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |