Arp 87 from the DSS (ground-based image)
An image of the region of sky around Arp 87. The interacting galaxies can just be seen towards the centre of the frame. The field of view is approximately 2.7 by 2.8 degrees across.
Credit:NASA, ESA, and the Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)
About the Image
| Id: | heic0717b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 30 October 2007, 14:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0717 |
| Size: | 10010 x 10239 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Arp 87 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
| Distance: | 300 million light years |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 11 41 1.19 |
| Position (Dec): | 22° 26' 37.56" |
| Field of view: | 168.10 x 171.94 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.5° left of vertical |
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