Spiral galaxy NGC 7793

eso_eso0914b April 4th, 2009

Credit: ESO

Image of the chaotic spiral galaxy NGC 7793, observed with the FORS instrument attached to ESO’s Very Large Telescope at Paranal. The image is based on data obtained through B, V, I and H-alpha filters.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0914b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, None, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 7793
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 23h 57m 49.9s; DEC = -32° 35’ 28.3”
Orientation: North is up
Field of View: 11.0 x 5.9 arcminutes
Constellation: Sculptor

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
VLT (FORS1)	Optical (H-alpha)	656.0 nm
VLT (FORS1)	Optical (R)	675.0 nm
VLT (FORS1)	Optical (V)	557.0 nm
MPG-2.2m (FORS1)	Optical (B)	435.0 nm

ID: eso0914b
Subject Category: C.5.1.1
Subject Name: NGC 7793
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 2009-04-04T00:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0914b/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument: FORS1, FORS1, FORS1, FORS1
Color Assignment: Red, Red, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: H-alpha, R, V, B
Central Wavelength: 656, 675, 557, 435

Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID: None, None, None, -
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 359.457840489, -32.5912029236
Reference Dimension: 3667.0, 1964.0

Reference Pixel: 1771.87653193, 941.336983944
Scale: -5.561885e-05, 5.000005e-05
Rotation: -0.03352887463
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org/
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Telephone
Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
State/Province: None

Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso0914b

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0914b.tif
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Metadata Date: 2010-05-21T14:45:10+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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