The NGC 1386 galaxy as seen by ALMA

Eso_potw2444d_1024

eso_potw2444d October 28th, 2024

Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/A. Prieto et al.

This image shows the central regions of the spiral galaxy NGC 1386 observed by the Atacama Large Millimetre/Submillimetre Array (ALMA), operated by ESO and its international partners. It shows multiple clouds of gas ready to form new stars in a galaxy otherwise dominated by old stars. Links Research paper More details about this result Composite VST-ALMA image Standalone VST image of NGC 1386

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2444d/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, None, Germany

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 1386
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Eso_potw2444d_1280
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ID
potw2444d
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
NGC 1386
Credits
ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/A. Prieto et al.
Release Date
2024-10-28T06:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2444d/
Type
Observation
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Instrument
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Bandpass
Central Wavelength
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Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
781.0, 775.0
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FITS Header
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Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
https://www.eso.org
Name
Email
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Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
None
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
potw2444d
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/potw2444d.tif
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Metadata Date
2024-08-19T16:24:13+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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