A curious pair of galaxies

Eso_eso0911a_1024

eso_eso0911a March 16th, 2009

Credit: ESO

This colour composite image of Arp 261 was created from images obtained using the FORS2 instrument on the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT), at the Paranal Observatory in Chile. Located 2,600 m above sea level, in the mountains of the Atacama Desert, the Paranal Observatory enjoys some of the clearest and darkest skies on the whole planet. This image was created from images through blue, green, red and infrared filters and the total exposure time was 45 minutes. Further information can be found on eso0911.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0911a/

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
ARP 261 SN 1995N
Subject - Local Universe
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Supernova
Galaxy > Type > Interacting
Eso_eso0911a_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 14h 49m 30.0s
DEC = -10° 10’ 16.5”
Orientation
North is 1.0° CW
Field of View
5.6 x 6.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Libra

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red VLT (FORS2) Optical -
Red VLT (FORS2) Optical -
Green VLT (FORS2) Optical -
Blue VLT (FORS2) Optical -
Eso_eso0911a_1280
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ID
eso0911a
Subject Category
C.3.1.8   C.5.1.7  
Subject Name
ARP 261, SN 1995N
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2009-03-16T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0911a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
FORS2, FORS2, FORS2, FORS2
Color Assignment
Red, Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
222.3750575, -10.1712461
Reference Dimension
1378.0, 1665.0
Reference Pixel
690.0, 833.5
Scale
-6.81491e-05, 6.8149076e-05
Rotation
-1
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
WCS retrieved using CXCs PinpointWCS
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
eso0911a
Metadata Date
2009-03-13T16:08:47+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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