Wide-field view of the sky around the galaxies NGC 1316 and 1317
This picture shows the sky around the pair of galaxies NGC 1316 and 1317. It was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2
About the Image
| Id: | eso1411c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 2 April 2014, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1734, eso1411 |
| Size: | 7087 x 6780 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 1316, NGC 1317 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 3 22 41.77 |
| Position (Dec): | -37° 12' 29.94" |
| Field of view: | 119.16 x 114.00 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 88.7° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Infrared I | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |