The Halo of Galaxy Messier 87
eso_eso1525a June 25th, 2015
Credit: Chris Mihos (Case Western Reserve University)/ESO [See also: http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0919a/]
The huge halo around giant elliptical galaxy Messier 87 appears on this very deep image. An excess of light in the top-right part of this halo, and the motion of planetary nebulae in the galaxy, are the last remaining signs of a medium-sized galaxy that recently collided with Messier 87. The image also reveals many other galaxies forming the Virgo Cluster, of which Messier 87 is the largest member. In particular, the two galaxies at the top right of the frame are nicknamed "the Eyes".
Provider: European Southern Observatory
Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1525a/
Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, None, Germany
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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- ID
- eso1525a
- Subject Category
- C.5.1.4
- Subject Name
- Messier 87
- Credits
- Chris Mihos (Case Western Reserve University)/ESO [See also: http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0919a/]
- Release Date
- 2015-06-25T12:00:00
- Lightyears
- Redshift
- Reference Url
- https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1525a/
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- Burrell Schmidt Telescope
- Instrument
- None
- Color Assignment
- Yellow
- Band
- Optical
- Bandpass
- V
- Central Wavelength
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- None
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- J2000
- Reference Value
- 187.705310193, 12.3910809839
- Reference Dimension
- 4001.0, 4000.0
- Reference Pixel
- 2000.5, 2000.0
- Scale
- -0.000402634349248, 0.000402634349248
- Rotation
- -0.02754486679860723
- Coordinate System Projection:
- TAN
- Quality
- Full
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- European Southern Observatory
- URL
- http://www.eso.org/
- Name
- Telephone
- Address
- Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
- City
- Garching bei München
- State/Province
- None
- Postal Code
- D-85748
- Country
- Germany
- Rights
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
- Publisher
- European Southern Observatory
- Publisher ID
- eso
- Resource ID
- eso1525a
- Resource URL
- https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1525a.tif
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- Metadata Date
- 2024-02-22T14:21:13.395386
- Metadata Version
- 1.1
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