Wide-field view of Arp 256 (ground-based image)
This ground-based image shows the two spiral galaxies of the Arp 256 system and their surroundings.
Credit:NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2; Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
About the Image
Id: | heic1805b |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 8 March 2018, 16:00 |
Related releases: | heic1805 |
Size: | 12873 x 13337 px |
About the Object
Name: | Arp 256 |
Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
Distance: | 350 million light years |
Constellation: | Cetus |
Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Large JPEG
39.8 MB
Publication TIFF 4K
27.2 MB
Publication JPEG
3.5 MB
Screensize JPEG
275.9 KB
Wallpapers
1024x768
186.6 KB
1280x1024
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1600x1200
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1920x1200
564.1 KB
2048x1536
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 0 18 49.58 |
Position (Dec): | -10° 21' 50.86" |
Field of view: | 216.48 x 224.28 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.1° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Optical B | 479 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
Optical R | 649 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
Optical I | 825 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |