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NGC 1365

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galex_glx2005-02r_img02 April 28th, 2005

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSC

Ultraviolet image of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365, which is a member of the Fornax Cluster of Galaxies.

Provider: Galaxy Evolution Explorer

Image Source: http://www.galex.caltech.edu/media/glx2005-02r_img02.html

Curator: Galaxy Evolution Explorer

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Image Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 1365 • Great Barred Spiral Galaxy
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Barred; Galaxy > Type > Spiral

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56,200,000 light years

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	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	GALEX (FUV)	Ultraviolet (FUV)	150.0 nm
	GALEX (NUV)	Ultraviolet (NUV)	230.0 nm

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ID: glx2005-02r_img02
Subject Category: C.5.1.2. C.5.1.1.
Subject Name: NGC 1365, Great Barred Spiral Galaxy
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSC

Release Date: 2005-04-28
Lightyears: 56,200,000
Redshift: 0.00546
Reference Url: http://www.galex.caltech.edu/media/glx2005-02r_img02.html

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
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Facility: GALEX, GALEX
Instrument: FUV, NUV
Color Assignment: Blue, Yellow

Band: Ultraviolet, Ultraviolet
Bandpass: FUV, NUV
Central Wavelength: 150, 230

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Creator (Curator): Galaxy Evolution Explorer
URL: http://www.galex.caltech.edu
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Publisher: Galaxy Evolution Explorer
Publisher ID: galex
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Resource URL: /image/galex/glx2005-02r_img02
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Metadata Date: 2022-08-17T00:11:59Z
Metadata Version: 1.2

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