NGC 1316

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galex_glx2007-05f_img05 November 14th, 2007

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/CTIO

This image from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer shows the galaxy NGC 1316, located about 62 million light-years away in the constellation Fornax. The elliptical-shaped galaxy may be in the late stages of merging with a smaller companion galaxy.

Blue represents ultraviolet light captured by the telescope's long-wavelength detector. Green shows ultraviolet light from the short-wavelength detector, and red shows red visible light from the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Chile.

The Galaxy Evolution Explorer data was taken in December 2003.

Provider: Galaxy Evolution Explorer

Image Source: /image/galex/glx2007-05f_img05

Curator: Galaxy Evolution Explorer

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 1316
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Lenticular

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
62,000,000 light years

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue GALEX (FUV) Ultraviolet (Far-UV) 150.0 nm
Green GALEX (NUV) Ultraviolet (Near-UV) 230.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
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ID
glx2007-05f_img05
Subject Category
C.5.1.3.  
Subject Name
NGC 1316
Credits
NASA/JPL-Caltech/CTIO
Release Date
2007-11-14
Lightyears
62,000,000
Redshift
62,000,000
Reference Url
/image/galex/glx2007-05f_img05
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
GALEX, GALEX
Instrument
FUV, NUV
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Ultraviolet, Ultraviolet, Optical
Bandpass
Far-UV, Near-UV
Central Wavelength
150, 230, 550
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
Galaxy Evolution Explorer
URL
http://www.galex.caltech.edu
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
City
State/Province
Postal Code
Country
Rights
Publisher
Galaxy Evolution Explorer
Publisher ID
galex
Resource ID
Resource URL
/image/galex/glx2007-05f_img05
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Metadata Date
2024-02-26T23:54:40Z
Metadata Version
1.2
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62,000,000 light years

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