Distant galaxies in NGC 300 field

eso_eso0221f August 7th, 2002

Credit: ESO

A group of galaxies seen on NGC 300 images. They are all quite red and their similar colours indicate that they must be about equally distant. They probably constitute a distant cluster, now in the stage of formation.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0221f/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 300
Subject - Distant Universe: Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 0h 56m 4.7s; DEC = -37° 42’ 39.4”
Orientation: North is 0.2° CCW
Field of View: 3.0 x 3.7 arcminutes
Constellation: Sculptor

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (R)	-
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (V)	-
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (B)	-

ID: eso0221f
Subject Category: D.5.5.3
Subject Name: NGC 300
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 2002-08-07T00:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0221f/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument: WFI, WFI, WFI
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: R, V, B
Central Wavelength

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Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 14.0195747605, -37.7109453261
Reference Dimension: 756.0, 920.0

Reference Pixel: 378.0, 460.0
Scale: -6.62490998889e-05, 6.62490998889e-05
Rotation: 0.18000000000000288
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org/
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Telephone
Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso0221f

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0221f.tif
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Metadata Date: 2009-02-04T14:43:42+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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