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 |
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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 |