Elliptical elegance

Eso_eso1827a_1024

eso_eso1827a August 8th, 2018

Credit: ESO/Spavone et al.

This deep image of the area of sky around the elliptical galaxy NGC 5018 offers a spectacular view of its tenuous streams of stars and gas. These delicate features are hallmarks of galactic interactions, and provide vital clues to the structure and dynamics of early-type galaxies.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1827a/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 5018
Subject - General
Galaxy > Type > Elliptical
Eso_eso1827a_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 13h 12m 31.6s
DEC = -19° 30’ 0.1”
Orientation
North is 0.1° CCW
Field of View
47.9 x 35.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Virgo

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red VST (OmegaCAM) Optical (R) 655.0 nm
Green VST (OmegaCAM) Optical (g) 470.0 nm
Blue VST (OmegaCAM) Optical (u) 361.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
Eso_eso1827a_1280
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ID
eso1827a
Subject Category
E.5.1.4  
Subject Name
NGC 5018
Credits
ESO/Spavone et al.
Release Date
2018-08-08T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1827a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
VLT Survey Telescope, VLT Survey Telescope, VLT Survey Telescope
Instrument
OmegaCAM, OmegaCAM, OmegaCAM
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
R, g, u
Central Wavelength
655, 470, 361
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
198.131696246, -19.500024803
Reference Dimension
13679.0, 10016.0
Reference Pixel
6839.5, 5008.0
Scale
-5.83649898926e-05, 5.83649898926e-05
Rotation
0.0999999999999998
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
eso1827a
Metadata Date
2018-03-14T09:08:20+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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