Interacting galaxies NGC 5090

Eso_eso9923d_1024

eso_eso9923d April 7th, 1999

Credit: ESO

This is a close-up view of the double galaxy NGC 5090 (right) and NGC 5091 (left), in the southern constellation Centaurus. The first is a typical S0 galaxy with a bright diffuse centre, surrounded by a fainter envelope of stars (not resolved in this picture). However, some of the starlike objects seen in this region may be globular clusters (or dwarf galaxies) in orbit around NGC 5090. The other galaxy is of type Sa (the spiral structure is more developed) and is seen at a steep angle. The three-colour composite is based on frames obtained with KUEYEN on March 29, 1999, with the same filters and exposure times as used for ESO Press Photo eso9923. The image quality is 0.7 arcsec and the field is 90 x 90 arcsec 2. North is up and East is left.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9923d/

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
NGC 5090 • NGC 5091
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Interacting
Eso_eso9923d_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 13h 21m 12.9s
DEC = -43° 42’ 17.0”
Orientation
North is 2.3° CW
Field of View
1.4 x 1.5 arcminutes
Constellation
Centaurus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red VLT (FORS2) Optical (R) 655.0 nm
Green VLT (FORS1) Optical (V) 557.0 nm
Blue VLT (FORS1) Optical (B) 440.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
Eso_eso9923d_1280
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ID
eso9923d
Subject Category
C.5.1.7  
Subject Name
NGC 5090, NGC 5091
Credits
ESO
Release Date
1999-04-07T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9923d/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from NED.
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
FORS2, FORS1, FORS1
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
R, V, B
Central Wavelength
655, 557, 440
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
200.303581, -43.704728
Reference Dimension
978.0, 1018.0
Reference Pixel
737.696540081, 770.452927444
Scale
-2.462409e-05, 2.462409e-05
Rotation
-2.32335154426
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
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
eso9923d
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso9923d.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2009-02-04T14:21:33+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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