NGC 3923
The symmetrical, onion-like layers of shell galaxy NGC 3923 are showcased in this galaxy-rich image (zoom in here!) taken by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Dark Energy Camera mounted on the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab. A nearby, massive galaxy cluster is also captured exhibiting the phenomenon known as gravitational lensing.
Credit:DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys/LBNL/DOE & KPNO/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab), R. Colombari (NSF’s NOIRLab) & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)
About the Image
| Id: | noirlab2325a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | Sept. 28, 2023, 11:30 a.m. |
| Related releases: | noirlab2325 |
| Size: | 16347 x 15330 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 3923 |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Category: | Galaxies Galaxy Clusters |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 11 50 17.09 |
| Position (Dec): | -28° 32' 7.51" |
| Field of view: | 73.55 x 68.98 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.2° right of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical g | 473 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical r | 642 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical i | 784 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical H-alpha | 662 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |