Spiral Galaxy in the Antlia Cluster
Spiral Galaxy ESO 375-53, 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: | noirlab2501d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | Jan. 1, 2025, 10 a.m. |
| Related releases: | noirlab2501 |
| Size: | 1023 x 1023 px |
About the Object
| Name: | ESO 375-53 |
| Distance: | 110 million light years |
| Constellation: | Antlia |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 10 31 24.00 |
| Position (Dec): | -35° 13' 13.37" |
| Field of view: | 4.46 x 4.46 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 11.7° 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 |