Wide-field image of NGC 4696 (ground-based image)
This ground-based image shows the galaxy NGC 4696 and its surroundings.
Credit:NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2
Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | heic1621b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 1 December 2016, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1621 |
| Size: | 10687 x 10032 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 4696 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Elliptical |
| Distance: | 150 million light years |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 12 48 50.50 |
| Position (Dec): | -41° 18' 38.92" |
| Field of view: | 179.39 x 168.39 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 2.2° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical B+R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |