Spiral galaxy NGC 4254

Eso_eso0223a_1024

eso_eso0223a August 23rd, 2002

Credit: ESO

An image of the Virgo cluster spiral galaxy NGC 4254, with the "metal-rich" H II regions indicated. (VLT ANTU and FORS1).

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0223a/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 4254
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Eso_eso0223a_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 18m 49.6s
DEC = 14° 24’ 58.6”
Orientation
North is 90.1° CCW
Field of View
5.9 x 6.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Coma Berenices

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Orange VLT (FORS1) Optical (R) 627.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Orange
Eso_eso0223a_1280
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ID
eso0223a
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
NGC 4254
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2002-08-23T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0223a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from NED
Facility
Very Large Telescope
Instrument
FORS1
Color Assignment
Orange
Band
Optical
Bandpass
R
Central Wavelength
627
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
184.706759, 14.416278
Reference Dimension
1791.0, 2067.0
Reference Pixel
979.65192508, 992.081516095
Scale
-5.491801e-05, 5.491801e-05
Rotation
90.07461706461
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
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
eso0223a
Metadata Date
2009-02-04T14:43:24+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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