Wide-field view of NGC 4993 (ground-based view)
This image shows the sky around the lenticular galaxy NGC 4993. Within this galaxy Hubble discovered the first visual counterpart of a gravitational wave event — the merger of two neutron stars.
Credit:NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
About the Image
Id: | heic1717d |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 16 October 2017, 16:00 |
Related releases: | heic1717 |
Size: | 9696 x 6221 px |
About the Object
Image Formats
Large JPEG
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Publication TIFF 4K
16.8 MB
Publication JPEG
2.5 MB
Screensize JPEG
239.5 KB
Wallpapers
1024x768
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1280x1024
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1600x1200
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1920x1200
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2048x1536
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 13 9 47.34 |
Position (Dec): | -23° 22' 51.18" |
Field of view: | 164.96 x 105.84 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.5° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Optical R | 630 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
Optical R | 630 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
Optical I | 797 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
Optical I | 797 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |