The Circinus galaxy

eso_eso0832b September 25th, 2008

Credit: ESO

Colour image of the Circinus Galaxy based on ESO SuSI New Technology Telescope data obtained in April 1993, that is, about three years before the supernova exploded. The observations were made through different narrow-band filters (ionised hydrogen, ionised oxygen, and ionised iron).

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0832b/

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: Circinus Galaxy • SN 1996cr
Subject - Local Universe: Star > Evolutionary Stage > Supernova; Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 14h 13m 9.9s; DEC = -65° 20’ 24.4”
Orientation: North is 61.3° CCW
Field of View: 1.6 x 1.6 arcminutes
Constellation: Circinus

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
NTT (SUSI)	Optical (H-alpha)	-
NTT (SUSI)	Optical (H-alpha Continuum)	-
NTT (SUSI)	Optical (R)	-
NTT (SUSI)	Optical (Oii)	-

ID: eso0832b
Subject Category: C.3.1.8 C.5.1.1
Subject Name: Circinus Galaxy, SN 1996cr
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 2008-09-25T00:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0832b/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes: Distance in light years from NED

Facility: New Technology Telescope, New Technology Telescope, New Technology Telescope, New Technology Telescope
Instrument: SUSI, SUSI, SUSI, SUSI
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: H-alpha, H-alpha Continuum, R, Oii
Central Wavelength

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 213.291385015, -65.3401137504
Reference Dimension: 990.0, 956.0

Reference Pixel: 495.0, 478.0
Scale: -2.70726447934e-05, 2.70726447934e-05
Rotation: 61.340000000000181
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org/
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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: eso0832b

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0832b.tif
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Metadata Date: 2008-09-24T17:08:13+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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