Wide-field image of NGC 3344 (ground-based image)
This ground-based image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 3344 and its surroundings.
Credit:NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2; Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin.
About the Image
| Id: | heic1803b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 14 February 2018, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1803 |
| Size: | 11520 x 11352 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 3344 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Distance: | 20 million light years |
| Constellation: | Leo Minor |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 10 43 32.09 |
| Position (Dec): | 24° 55' 37.69" |
| Field of view: | 193.33 x 190.51 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.4° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 467 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical B | 467 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | 660 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | 660 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |