NGC 3923

The onion-like layers of shell galaxy NGC 3923 are beautifully showcased in this image taken with the DOE-built Dark Energy Camera (DECam) on the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab. Located in the constellation Hydra (the Serpent), NGC 3923 is about 70 million light-years away from Earth and 150,000 light-years across, making it about 50% larger than our Milky Way.

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:noirlab2325d
Type:Observation
Release date:Sept. 28, 2023, 11:30 a.m.
Related releases:noirlab2325
Size:7021 x 7021 px

About the Object

Name:NGC 3923
Distance:75 million light years
Constellation:Hydra
Category:Galaxies

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Coordinates

ObjectValue
Position (RA):11 51 40.15
Position (Dec):-28° 51' 26.39"
Field of view:31.53 x 31.53 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.0° right of vertical