The contrasting galaxies NGC 1316 and 1317
This new image from the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile shows a contrasting pair of galaxies: NGC 1316, and its smaller companion NGC 1317 (right). Although NGC 1317 seems to have had a peaceful existence, its larger neighbour bears the scars of earlier mergers with other galaxies.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso1411a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 2 April 2014, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1411 |
| Size: | 5862 x 5412 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 1316, NGC 1317 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
| Distance: | 60 million light years |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 3 22 41.73 |
| Position (Dec): | -37° 12' 29.95" |
| Field of view: | 23.25 x 21.46 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 89.9° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical V | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical R | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical H-alpha | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |