This image of the nearby galaxy NGC 1087, taken with the Multi-Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), combines green, red and infrared filters to reveal the distribution of stars.
NGC 1087 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 80 million light-years from Earth in the constellation of Cetus.
The images were taken as part of the Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS (PHANGS) project, which is making high-resolution observations of nearby galaxies with telescopes operating across the electromagnetic spectrum.
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About the Image
| Id: | ngc1087_muse-cc |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 16 July 2021, 14:00 |
| Size: | 885 x 595 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 1087 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 2 46 25.16 |
| Position (Dec): | 0° 29′ 56.26″ |
| Field of view: | 2.95 x 1.99 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 90.0° left of vertical |
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