Wide-field view of Arp 256 (ground-based image)
This ground-based image shows the two spiral galaxies of the Arp 256 system and their surroundings.
Credit:NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2; Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | heic1805b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 8 March 2018, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1805 |
| Size: | 12873 x 13337 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Arp 256 |
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
| Distance: | 350 million light years |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 0 18 49.58 |
| Position (Dec): | -10° 21' 50.86" |
| Field of view: | 216.48 x 224.28 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 479 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | 649 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical I | 825 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |