Portrait of a Starburst Galaxy
KPNO captures irregular starburst galaxy IC 10 in glorious detail
This striking image from NOIRLab’s Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) presents a portrait of the irregular galaxy IC 10, a disorderly starburst galaxy close to the Milky Way. As well as a population of bright young stars, this irregular galaxy harbors exotic Wolf-Rayet stars and a black hole. IC 10 lies around 2 million light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation of Cassiopeia. Though this distance seems huge, it puts IC 10 in the ever-growing Local Group of galaxies.
Credit:About the Image
| Id: | noirlab2013a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 18, 2020, noon |
| Related releases: | noirlab2013 |
| Size: | 4987 x 3209 px |
About the Object
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 0 20 17.84 |
| Position (Dec): | 59° 18' 3.22" |
| Field of view: | 17.33 x 11.15 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° left of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical U | 355 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic II |
| Optical B | 438 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic II |
| Optical OIII | 502 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic II |
| Optical V | 538 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic II |
| Optical R | 651 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic II |
| Optical H-alpha | 657 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic II |
| Optical SII | 672 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic II |
| Optical I | 820 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic II |