Centre of the active galaxy NGC 1808

Eso_eso0128b_1024

eso_eso0128b August 14th, 2001

Credit: ESO

This is a photo of an active galaxy that was observed with ISAAC during the programme being carried out. It shows the central areas of NGC 1808 (H-band). The bar-like structure and the luminous centre where the Black Hole is located is visible. The distance to this galaxy is approximately 35 million light-years; the local scale is indicated in the photo. Technical information: this image of the central region of NGC 1808 was reproduced from an H-band (1.6 µm) image obtained with the IRAC2 camera (now decommissioned) at the MPG/ESO 2.2-m telescope on La Silla. The exposure time was 50 sec and the field measures 2.0 x 2.1 arcmin 2 (original pixel size = 0.52 arcsec). North is up and East is left.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0128b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 1808
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Component > Central Black Hole

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale MPG-2.2m (IRAC2) Infrared (H) 1.6 µm
Spectrum_base
Grayscale
Eso_eso0128b_1280
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ID
eso0128b
Subject Category
C.5.4.6  
Subject Name
NGC 1808
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2001-08-14T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0128b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from NED
Facility
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument
IRAC2
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Infrared
Bandpass
H
Central Wavelength
1600
Start Time
Integration Time
50
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
800.0, 839.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso0128b
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0128b.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2009-01-07T16:26:12+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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