NGC 4660 in the Virgo cluster of galaxies
Virgo cluster galaxy NGC 4660, na elliptical located about 50 million light-years from Earth. Hubble's "eye" is so sharp that it was able to pick out the fuzzy globular clusters, which, at that distance, look like individual stars bunched up around the galaxies, instead of groupings of stars.
Credit:ESA, NASA and E. Peng (Peking University, Beijing)
About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | heic0815b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 5 August 2008, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0815 |
| Size: | 2000 x 2000 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 4660 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Elliptical |
| Distance: | 50 million light years |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 12 44 31.73 |
| Position (Dec): | 11° 11' 27.56" |
| Field of view: | 1.67 x 1.67 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 123.8° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 475 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |