NGC 300 Detail 1
Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys shows individual as well as clusters of stars in the spiral galaxy NGC 300, located approximately 7 million light-years away from Earth. In this image, a dense swarm of stars, patches of dust, and a bright star cluster are visible, all located near the nucleus of the galaxy. Similar clusters are thought to be related to the formation of supermassive black holes.
Credit:NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton and B. Williams (University of Washington)
About the Image
NASA press release
Id: | heic0819f |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 30 September 2008, 16:00 |
Related releases: | heic0819 |
Size: | 1253 x 2532 px |
About the Object
Name: | NGC 300 |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
Distance: | 7 million light years |
Constellation: | Sculptor |
Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 0 54 52.22 |
Position (Dec): | -37° 41' 15.93" |
Field of view: | 0.78 x 1.58 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 29.8° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Optical B | 475 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |