NGC 7320 Stephan’s Quintet
Stephan’s Quintet as imaged by the Gemini Observatory using the Multi-Object Spectrograph on Gemini North. The interacting members of the cluster are almost 300 million light years away. The galaxy NGC7320 (top-center) is thought by most astronomers to be in the foreground (about 8-times closer) and is distinguished in this image by multiple red blobs indicating hydrogen clouds where stars are forming.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Travis Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage)
About the Image
Id: | noao-hgc92 |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:34 p.m. |
Size: | 2007 x 1680 px |
About the Object
Name: | NGC 7320, Stephan’s Quintet |
Constellation: | Pegasus |
Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 22 36 0.89 |
Position (Dec): | 33° 57' 38.21" |
Field of view: | 4.87 x 4.08 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 179.9° right of vertical |
Colors & filters
Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
---|---|---|
Optical g | 475 nm | Gemini North GMOS-N |
Optical r | 630 nm | Gemini North GMOS-N |
Optical i | 780 nm | Gemini North GMOS-N |
Optical H-alpha | 655 nm | Gemini North GMOS-N |