NGC 4939

NGC 4939 is a very pretty example of a spiral galaxy. The arms of this galaxy are unusually thin and long. There are many starforming regions dotting the spiral arms- but at a distance of 130 million light years away the majority of them are quite dim. If this galaxy was viewed face-on it would appear nearly circular- not unlike NGC 488. NGC is also considered an active galaxy because its nucleus varies in intensity on relatively short timescales and it has had two recorded supernovae events (back in 1968 and 1973).

This image was taken as part of Advanced Observing Program (AOP) program at Kitt Peak Visitor Center during 2014.

Créditos:

KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Adam Block

About the Image

Id:noao-n4939block
Tipo:Observation
Release date:3 de Abril de 2014 a las 12:26
Size:1433 x 1083 px

Sobre el Objeto

Nombre:NGC 4939
Constellation:Virgo
Categoría:Galaxies

Formatos de Imágenes

Large JPEGLarge JPEG
283,3 KB
Screensize JPEGScreensize JPEG
127,0 KB

Zoomable


Fondos de Pantalla

1024x7681024x768
163,7 KB
1280x10241280x1024
256,1 KB
1600x12001600x1200
332,1 KB
1920x12001920x1200
373,5 KB
2048x15362048x1536
2,1 MB

Coordenadas

ObjectValue
Posición (AR):13 4 12.11
Posición (Dec):-10° 17' 40.27"
Campo visual:10.73 x 8.13 arcminutes
Orientación:North is 99.9° right of vertical


Colores y Filtros

BandaLongitud de OndaTelescopio
Optical
B
438 nmVisitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope
Other CCD
Optical
G
475 nmVisitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope
Other CCD
Optical
R
625 nmVisitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope
Other CCD
Optical
Broad Band
555 nmVisitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope
Other CCD