NGC 253

In this near-infrared image, FLAMINGOS-2 peered deep into the heart of spiral galaxy NGC 253, which lies about 11.5 million light-years nearby in the constellation of Sculptor. The new instrument captured an intricate whirlpool of dust spiraling in to a diffuse nuclear region, where violent star formation may be occurring around a supermassive black hole. The instrument also imaged a dusting of star forming sites in its spiral arms.

Credit:

International Gemini Observatory/AURA

About the Image

Id:gemini1306c
Type:Observation
Release date:Aug. 6, 2013
Related releases:gemini1306
Size:1611 x 1370 px

About the Object

Name:NGC 253
Constellation:Sculptor
Category:Galaxies

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Coordinates

Position (RA):0 47 32.90
Position (Dec):-25° 17' 1.74"
Field of view:4.81 x 4.09 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 141.0° right of vertical


Colors & filters

BandTele-scope
Gemini South
FLAMINGOS 2