The starburst galaxy He2-10 at 11.3μm

Eso_eso0417f_1024

eso_eso0417f May 12th, 2004

Credit: ESO

Image at wavelength 11.3 μm of the "nearby" (distance about 30 million light-years) blue compact galaxy He2-10, which is actively forming stars. The scale is 0.127 arcsec per pixel and the full field covers 15 x 15 arcsec with North at the top and East on the left. The total integration time for this observation is one hour. Several star forming regions are detected, as well as a diffuse emission, which was unknown until these VISIR observations. The star-forming regions on the left of the image are not visible in optical images.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0417f/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
He2-10
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Size > Dwarf

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red VLT (VISIR) Infrared (Mid-IR) 11.3 µm
Spectrum_ir1
Red
Eso_eso0417f_1280
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ID
eso0417f
Subject Category
C.5.2.2  
Subject Name
He2-10
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2004-05-12T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0417f/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from NED
Facility
Very Large Telescope
Instrument
VISIR
Color Assignment
Red
Band
Infrared
Bandpass
Mid-IR
Central Wavelength
11300
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
770.0, 771.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso0417f
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0417f.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2009-01-07T16:20:20+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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