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Galaxy pair NGC 5090 and NGC 5091

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eso_eso9924d April 30th, 1999

Credit: ESO

A pair of galaxies NGC 5090 - 5091 in Centaurus is shown in this image. They are located at about the same distance as ESO 269-57 and may belong to the same cluster of galaxies. This is an interacting elliptical-spiral system with some evidence of tidal disruption of NGC 5091 (to the left; seen under a steep angle) by NGC 5090 (to the right). The velocity of the nucleus of NGC 5091 has been measured as 3429 km/sec, while NGC 5090 has a velocity of 3185 km/sec. NGC 5090 is associated with a strong, double radio source (PKS 1318-43). This three-colour composite (BVR) was obtained with VLT ANTU and FORS1 in the morning of March 29, 1999. A bright star in the Milky Way, just outside the field at the upper left, has produced a pattern of blue straylight. The field size is 6.8x6.8 arcmin 2. North is up and East is to the left.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9924d/

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 Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 5090 • NGC 5091
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Spiral; Galaxy > Type > Elliptical; Galaxy > Type > Interacting

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 13h 21m 18.6s; DEC = -43° 43’ 24.0”
Orientation: North is 0.1° CW
Field of View: 6.8 x 6.8 arcminutes
Constellation: Centaurus

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	VLT (FORS1)	Optical (R)	-
	VLT (FORS1)	Optical (V)	-
	VLT (FORS1)	Optical (B)	-

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ID: eso9924d
Subject Category: C.5.1.1 C.5.1.4 C.5.1.7
Subject Name: NGC 5090, NGC 5091
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 1999-04-30T00:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9924d/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument: FORS1, FORS1, FORS1
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: R, V, B
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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 200.327601, -43.723329
Reference Dimension: 2045.0, 2037.0

Reference Pixel: 835.336104017, 498.938463876
Scale: -5.551081e-05, 5.551081e-05
Rotation: -0.10971439225
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org/
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso9924d

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso9924d.tif
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Metadata Date: 2009-01-07T16:40:02+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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