NGC 604 in Galaxy M33 (ground-based image)
This is a site where new stars are being born in a spiral arm of the galaxy. Though such nebulae are common in galaxies, this one is particularly large, nearly 1, 500 light-years across.
The nebula is so vast it is easily seen in ground-based telescopic images.
Credit:Palomar Observatory, Caltech and the STScI Digitized Sky Survey (AURA)
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | M 33, Messier 33 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Distance: | 3 million light years |
| Constellation: | Triangulum |
| Category: | Galaxies Nebulae |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 1 33 49.06 |
| Position (Dec): | 30° 39' 25.63" |
| Field of view: | 60.09 x 60.09 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 1.1° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical | DSS |