This page describes an image Fornax Galaxy Cluster
Image caption:
Galaxies can reside in groups, such as our own local group, or in clusters of galaxies. The Fornax Galaxy Cluster is one of the nearest such large groupings of galaxies. Visible in this image taken by the Very Large Telescope Survey Telescope VST (at the European Southern Observatory in Chile) are elliptical galaxies (without defined structures and in a yellow tint) but also spiral galaxies such as NGC 1365 towards the bottom right. This galaxy in particular is classified as a barred spiral galaxy due to its prominent and well-defined bar. The center of the Fornax Cluster is the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 1399, visible as the largest galaxy on the left of the image.
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Image credit:
ESO. Acknowledgement: Aniello Grado and Luca Limatola Credit Link
Related glossary terms:
Cluster
, Cluster of Galaxies
, Galaxy Cluster
Categories:
Galaxies
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Image caption: Les galaxies peuvent résider en groupes, comme notre groupe local, ou en amas de galaxies. L'amas de galaxies de Fornax est l'un des grands groupes de galaxies les plus proches. Sur cette image prise par le Very Large Telescope Survey Telescope VST (à l'Observatoire européen austral au Chili), on peut voir des galaxies elliptiques (sans structure définie et dans une teinte jaune) mais aussi des galaxies spirales telles que NGC 1365 en bas à droite. Cette galaxie en particulier est classée comme galaxie spirale barrée en raison de sa barre proéminente et bien définie. Le centre de l'amas de Fornax est la galaxie elliptique géante NGC 1399, visible comme la plus grande galaxie à gauche de l'image.
Image credit: ESO. Remerciements : Aniello Grado et Luca Limatola
Related glossary terms: Amas , Amas de galaxies , Amas de galaxies Caption translation status: Approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Emmanuel Rollinde
Caption reviewers: Mamadou Mahamat Djabbi
Image caption: Le galassie possono trovarsi in gruppi, come il nostro gruppo locale, o in ammassi di galassie. L'ammasso di galassie della Fornace è uno dei più grandi raggruppamenti di galassie vicino a noi. In questa immagine scattata dal Telescopio per Survey VST di VLT (presso l'European Southern Observatory in Cile) sono visibili galassie ellittiche (prive di strutture definite e di colore giallo) , ma anche galassie a spirale come NGC 1365, in basso a destra. Questa galassia in particolare è classificata come galassia a spirale barrata, a causa della sua barra evidente e ben definita. Al centro dell'Ammasso della Fornace si trova la galassia ellittica gigante NGC 1399, la galassia più grande sulla sinistra dell'immagine.
Image credit: ESO. Ringraziamenti: Aniello Grado e Luca Limatola
Related glossary terms: Ammasso , Ammasso di galassie , Ammasso di galassie Caption translation status: Approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Giuliana Giobbi
Caption reviewers: Rosa Valiante, Rodolfo Canestrari, Raffaella Ferretti, Anna Wolter
Image caption: 星系可以成群分布，例如我们所在的本星系群，或形成星系团。天炉座星系团是距离我们最近的大型星系团之一。图中由甚大望远镜巡天望远镜VST（位于智利的欧洲南方天文台）拍摄的照片中，可见椭圆星系（无明显结构，呈黄色调）以及螺旋星系，例如右下方的NGC 1365。这一星系被归类为棒旋星系，因其突出的棒状结构而得名。天炉座星系团的中心是巨大的椭圆星系NGC 1399，它是照片左侧最大的星系。
Image credit: 欧洲南方天文台。致谢：阿涅洛·格拉多和 卢卡·利马托拉
Related glossary terms: 星团 , 星系团 , 星系团 Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Li Jiankang
Caption reviewers: Wang Yilin
Image caption: 星系可以成群分布，例如我們所在的本星系群，或形成星系團。天爐座星系團是距離我們最近的大型星系團之一。圖中由甚大望遠鏡巡天望遠鏡VST（位於智利的歐洲南方天文臺）拍攝的照片中，可見橢圓星系（無明顯結構，呈黃色調）以及螺旋星系，例如右下方的NGC 1365。這一星系被歸類為棒旋星系，因其突出的棒狀結構而得名。天爐座星系團的中心是巨大的橢圓星系NGC 1399，它是照片左側最大的星系。
Image credit: 歐洲南方天文臺。致謝：阿涅洛·格拉多和 盧卡·利馬托拉
Related glossary terms: 星團 , 星系團 , 星系團 Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: An automated transliteration from the simplified Chinese translation by - Li Jiankang
