Digitized Sky Survey Image of Star Field Around M83 (ground-based image)
This is a Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) image of the field around M83. This image was used in a zoom animation highlighting the M83 Hubble release image.
Credit:Digitized Sky Survey (DSS), STScI/AURA, Palomar/Caltech and UKSTU/AAO
About the Image
NASA press release
Id: | opo0929e |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 9 January 2014, 16:20 |
Related releases: | heic1403 |
Size: | 8103 x 6756 px |
About the Object
Name: | Messier 83 |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Barred |
Distance: | 15 million light years |
Constellation: | Hydra |
Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Large JPEG
18.5 MB
Publication TIFF 4K
27.5 MB
Publication JPEG
9.0 MB
Screensize JPEG
484.3 KB
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 13 36 55.61 |
Position (Dec): | -29° 42' 23.87" |
Field of view: | 136.15 x 113.52 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 1.2° left of vertical |