The galaxy ESO 137-10 peeks through a rich curtain of stars

Eso_w6308_1024

eso_w6308 December 3rd, 2009

Credit: ESO

This image shows the galaxy ESO 137-10, appearing behind a rich field of stars in the Milky Way.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/w6308/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
ESO 137-10
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy
Eso_w6308_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 16h 15m 50.0s
DEC = -60° 48’ 7.4”
Orientation
North is up
Field of View
2.4 x 2.4 arcminutes
Constellation
Triangulum Australe
Eso_w6308_1280
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ID
w6308
Subject Category
C.5  
Subject Name
ESO 137-10
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2009-12-03T23:19:22
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/w6308/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Instrument
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
243.958450736, -60.8020645692
Reference Dimension
600.0, 600.0
Reference Pixel
300.0, 300.0
Scale
-6.61556452219e-05, 6.61556452219e-05
Rotation
0
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
w6308
Metadata Date
2009-07-02T11:26:38+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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