This image of the nearby galaxy NGC 3627, 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 3627 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 31 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Leo.
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: | ngc3627-muse-cc |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 16 July 2021, 14:00 |
| Size: | 1177 x 599 px |
About the Object
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 11 20 15.33 |
| Position (Dec): | 12° 58′ 52.88″ |
| Field of view: | 3.92 x 2.00 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 90.0° left of vertical |
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