Area Around UGC2885 (ground-based image)
This wide-field view of the night sky shows the region in which the giant galaxy UGC 2885, nicknamed the Godzilla Galaxy, is located.
Credit:ESA/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
About the Image
Id: | heic2002b |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 6 January 2020, 10:00 |
Related releases: | heic2002 |
Size: | 9056 x 5887 px |
About the Object
Name: | UGC 2885 |
Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
Distance: | 230 million light years |
Constellation: | Perseus |
Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Large JPEG
24.9 MB
Publication TIFF 4K
26.2 MB
Publication JPEG
5.2 MB
Screensize JPEG
375.6 KB
Wallpapers
1024x768
390.6 KB
1280x1024
683.0 KB
1600x1200
1021.9 KB
1920x1200
1.2 MB
2048x1536
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 3 53 3.13 |
Position (Dec): | 35° 34' 38.32" |
Field of view: | 256.71 x 166.88 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.3° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Optical B | 479 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
Optical R | 649 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |