Spiral galaxy NGC 6118 and SN 2004dk

Eso_eso0436b_1024

eso_eso0436b December 1st, 2004

Credit: ESO

Composite colour-coded image of the "grand design" spiral galaxy NGC 6118, at a distance of 80 million light-years. It is based on images obtained with the multi-mode VIMOS instrument on the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) in three different wavebands. The image covers 6.7 x 5.8 square arcminutes on the sky. North is up and East is to the left. The arrow indicates the position of supernova SN 2004dk.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0436b/

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 Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 6118 • SN 2004dk
Subject - Distant Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Eso_eso0436b_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 16h 21m 48.6s
DEC = -2° 17’ 0.3”
Orientation
North is 0.1° CW
Field of View
6.8 x 5.9 arcminutes
Constellation
Serpens

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red VLT (VIMOS) Optical (R) 658.0 nm
Green VLT (VIMOS) Optical (V) 551.0 nm
Blue VLT (VIMOS) Optical (B) 445.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
Eso_eso0436b_1280
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ID
eso0436b
Subject Category
D.5.1.1  
Subject Name
NGC 6118, SN 2004dk
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2004-12-01T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0436b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from NED.
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
VIMOS, VIMOS, VIMOS
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
R, V, B
Central Wavelength
658, 551, 445
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
245.452598, -2.283416
Reference Dimension
800.0, 689.0
Reference Pixel
423.629964307, 369.908054006
Scale
-0.00014255031, 0.00014255031
Rotation
-0.08044238312
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
eso0436b
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0436b.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2016-07-19T09:06:02+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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