Multiple Viewing Orientations of NGC 4753
A model of NGC 4753 as seen from various viewing orientations. From left to right and top to bottom, the angle of the line of sight to the galaxy’s equatorial plane ranges from 10° to 90° in steps of 10°. Although galaxies similar to NGC 4753 may not be rare, only certain viewing orientations allow for easy identification of a highly twisted disk. This infographic is a recreation of Figure 7 from a 1992 research paper.
Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Steiman-Cameron et al./P. Marenfeld
About the Image
| Id: | noirlab2403b |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | Jan. 25, 2024, 1 p.m. |
| Related releases: | noirlab2403 |
| Size: | 2550 x 2550 px |
About the Object
| Category: | Galaxies |
