The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy (rotated)
Twelve million light-years away lies the galactic masterpiece Messier 83, also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy. Its swirling spiral arms display a high rate of star formation and host six detected supernovae. This image was captured with the Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera, mounted on the U.S. National Science Foundation Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NSF NOIRLab.
Credit:CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA
Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), D. de Martin (NSF NOIRLab) & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)
About the Image
| Id: | noirlab2429b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | Dec. 6, 2024, 1 p.m. |
| Related releases: | noirlab2429 |
| Size: | 9302 x 7442 px |
About the Object
| Name: | M83 |
| Distance: | 12 million light years |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 13 36 59.00 |
| Position (Dec): | -29° 52' 31.38" |
| Field of view: | 41.86 x 33.49 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 90.0° right of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical g | 473 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical r | 642 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical i | 784 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical N662 | 662 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |