Ultra-compact Dwarf Galaxy in the Antlia Cluster
The ultra-compact dwarf galaxy ANTL J102828-354128, found within a larger image of the Antlia Cluster — a group of at least 230 galaxies located about 130 million light-years away. This image was taken with the 570-megapixel Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera (DECam), mounted on the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NSF NOIRLab.
Credit:Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Image processing: R. Colombari & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)
About the Image
| Id: | noirlab2501c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | Jan. 1, 2025, 10 a.m. |
| Related releases: | noirlab2501 |
| Size: | 1000 x 1000 px |
About the Object
| Name: | ANTL J102828-354128 |
| Constellation: | Antlia |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 10 28 28.59 |
| Position (Dec): | -35° 41' 31.60" |
| Field of view: | 1.26 x 1.26 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 11.3° left 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 |