Spiral Galaxy NGC 1187: Wide-field View | ESO

Spiral Galaxy NGC 1187: Wide-field View | ESO

This wide-field view is centered on the spiral galaxy NGC 1187 in the constellation of Eridanus (The River). It is a color composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The distorted companion galaxy ESO 480-G020 can be seen to the upper-right of NGC 1187, close to a star. The bright star at the bottom of the picture is Tau3 Eridani.

Distance: 60 million light years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/Digitized Sky Survey 2

Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin

Release Date: August 1, 2012

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