WLM
WolfLundmarkMelotte (WLM) is an irregular galaxy located on the outer edges of the Local Group. WLM is about ten times smaller than our own galaxy, the Milky Way. This image was made using data from the Local Group Survey.
| Observatory: | Kitt Peak National Observatory Kitt Peak, Arizona |
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| Telescope: | KPNO 4-Meter |
| Instrument: | Mosaic I |
| Astronomer: | Local Group Survey Team and T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) |
| Date of Observation: | 09-01-2000 |
| Filters and Assigned Colors: | U (violet), B (blue), V (cyan), I (orange) and H-alpha (red) |
| Exposure Times: | 5x10min in U, 5x90sec in B and V, 5x200sec in I, and 5x5min in H-alpha |
| Location of Image: | Cetus |
| Field of View: | 28.5 x 29.0 arcmin |
| Orientation: | North is up, East is left |
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