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Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1313 – VLT

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1313 - VLT
This is a view of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1313 taken with the the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile on Dec. 16, 2003 through various broad-band (B, R, z) and narrow-band filters (H-alpha, [o I], [O III]). The color composited image was made by assigning B to the blue channel, [O I] and [O III] to the green channel, and R, z, and H-alpha to the red channel. This gives many of the nebulous shells along the outer spiral arms a yellow/red hue. The outline of the central region indicates the area observed with Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys.

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    03h 18m 15.39s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    -66° 29' 49.99"
  • Constellation
    ConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
    Reticulum
  • Distance
    DistanceThe physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs.
    Approximately 14 million light-years (4.2 million parsecs).

About the Data

  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    ESO>VLT
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    December 16, 2003
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    Broad-band (B, R, z), and Narrow-band (H-alpha, [o I], [O III])
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    NGC 1313
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Barred Spiral Galaxy
  • Release Date
    January 10, 2007
  • Science Release
    Hubble Sees Star Cluster “Infant Mortality”
    Read the release
  • Credit
    H. Boffin (FORS/VLT/ESO)

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Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1313 - VLT
Color Info
Color InfoA brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.

The VLT image (right) is a composite of many separate exposures made by European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope using several different filters. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: Broad-band (B) Green: Narrow-band (H-alpha, [o I], [O III]) Red: Broad-band (R) and (z)

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Mar 14, 2025
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