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
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 |
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