Observed fields in NGC 300

Eso_eso0524a_1024

eso_eso0524a August 1st, 2005

Credit: ESO

Location of the three fields in the Sculptor spiral galaxy NGC 300 for which deep imaging in the near-infrared J and K filters was obtained with VLT/ISAAC. The fields contain together 16 Cepheids with periods from 6 to 83 days.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0524a/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 300
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Eso_eso0524a_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 54m 40.2s
DEC = -37° 39’ 55.0”
Orientation
North is 1.6° CW
Field of View
30.0 x 29.9 arcminutes
Constellation
Sculptor

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale VLT (ISAAC) Infrared (K) -
Grayscale VLT (ISAAC) Infrared (J) -
Eso_eso0524a_1280
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ID
eso0524a
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
NGC 300
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2005-08-01T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0524a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
ISAAC, ISAAC
Color Assignment
Grayscale, Grayscale
Band
Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
K, J
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
13.667664737, -37.665274732
Reference Dimension
1280.0, 1275.0
Reference Pixel
752.0, 678.0
Scale
-0.000390414235428, 0.000390414235428
Rotation
-1.57327046179
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
eso0524a
Metadata Date
2016-07-19T10:59:36+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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