The spiral galaxy NGC 5584 and SN 2007af

Eso_eso0716a_1024

eso_eso0716a March 27th, 2007

Credit: ESO

This image is a colour-composite of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 5584. It is based on data collected by the Paranal Science Team with the FORS1 instrument on Kueyen, the second 8.2-m Unit Telescope of ESO's Very Large Telescope. The supernova SN 2007af is the bright object seen slightly below and to the right of the galaxy's centre. The galaxy and its bright supernova were observed on the nights of 16, 19 and 22 March 2007 through a B, V, R, H-alpha and OII filter. The total exposure time is about 28 minutes. The observers are Susana Randall, Claudio Melo and Swetlana Hubrig, and the day astronomer was Dominique Naef (all ESO). Henri Boffin (ESO) processed the data and made the colour-composite, and Haennes Heyer (ESO) made the final adjustments.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0716a/

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 5584 SN 2007af
Subject - Local Universe
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Supernova
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Eso_eso0716a_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 14h 22m 23.9s
DEC = 0° 23’ 15.0”
Orientation
North is up
Field of View
5.9 x 6.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Virgo

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
VLT (FORS1) Optical (Oii) 372.0 nm
VLT (FORS1) Optical (H-alpha) 656.0 nm
VLT (FORS1) Optical (R) 655.0 nm
VLT (FORS1) Optical (V) 557.0 nm
VLT (FORS1) Optical (B) 440.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Eso_eso0716a_1280
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ID
eso0716a
Subject Category
C.3.1.8   C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
NGC 5584, SN 2007af
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2007-03-27T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0716a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
FORS1, FORS1, FORS1, FORS1, FORS1
Color Assignment
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
Oii, H-alpha, R, V, B
Central Wavelength
372, 656, 655, 557, 440
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
215.599448, -0.387497
Reference Dimension
1764.0, 1869.0
Reference Pixel
813.889325429, 959.517922423
Scale
-5.562881e-05, 5.562881e-05
Rotation
-0.04782330844
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
eso0716a
Metadata Date
2009-01-07T16:26:19+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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