Elliptical Galaxy in the Antlia Cluster
Elliptical galaxy NGC 3258, 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: | noirlab2501e |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | Jan. 1, 2025, 10 a.m. |
| Related releases: | noirlab2501 |
| Size: | 1987 x 1987 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Antlia Cluster, NGC 3258 |
| Distance: | 117 million light years |
| Constellation: | Antlia |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 10 28 53.75 |
| Position (Dec): | -35° 36' 20.83" |
| Field of view: | 8.68 x 8.68 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 11.4° 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 |